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By Akanimo Sampson The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has cautioned petroleum products marketers against selling Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol above N145 per litre.  The state oil corporation says there is no plan to increase the pump price of petrol in the country. The state oil corporation advised motorists and other petroleum products consumers to disregard trending rumour of a planned hike in the pump price of petrol. But on Wednesday, Mele Kyari, the new Group Managing Director of NNPC, had at the National Assembly, Abuja, said that Nigeria was the only country in West Africa with…

By Akanimo Sampson Going by one of the latest posts of the Rael-Science, diabetes can be effectively prevented. But, it’s all up to you. Fatty liver has been thoroughly investigated as a known and frequently occurring disease. But, little is known about excess weight-induced fat accumulation in the pancreas and its effects on the onset of type 2 diabetes. A research team led by Professor Annette Schürmann and Professor Tim J. Schulz of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) has now found that overweight mice prone to diabetes have a high accumulation of fat cells in the pancreas. Mice…

Some years ago, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a French writer, aristocrat and journalist, penned “One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up.” But Thursday, July 11, a Nigerian journalist and writer who might not have contemplated Saint-Exupery’s quote ricocheted the thought differently “My greatest enemy is a brother who does not want me to grow or does not want me to fulfill my destiny.” Cletus Ukpong, assistant editor in-charge of South-South region with Premium Times, reclining on his chair “There are family members, friends or…

Algeria booked an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final with Nigeria after battling past Ivory Coast on penalties. Similarly, the Eagles of Carthage, who will face Senegal in Sunday’s last-four tie, led through Ferjani Sassi’s deflected shot from the edge of the box. For Tunisians, Youssef Msakni then doubled their lead after Wahbi Khazri’s shot was parried by Melvin Adrien. Naim Sliti added an injury-time third to cap off a counter-attack as Madagascar sent players forward. Indian Ocean island side Madagascar, ranked 108th in the world, were the story of their debut tournament. They had to start Afcon qualifying in the…

The euphoria that greeted the appointment and subsequent swearing in of Commissioners and Special Advisers by Governor Udom Emmanuel dimmed as some were said to be jolted by the protfolios given to them. While some retained what policy analysts see as juicy ministries owing to the volume of projects and cash flow, others who oversaw juicy ones in the first term of the present administration were assigned what the analysts describe as less juicy ministries while a few who were in charge of less juicy ones are in-charge of juicy ones now. Of the 19 ministries, the analysts see 16…

By Akanimo Sampson Another heartwarming Rael-Science post tends to indicate that researchers have recorded a major world first on the AIDS pandemic. In a major collaborative effort, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – from the genomes of living animals. Rael-Science says the study which has been reported in the journal Nature Communications, marks a critical step toward the development of a possible cure for human HIV infection. “Our study shows that…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday, inaugurated a 10-man committee to investigate the role allegedly played by some of its lawmakers in the emergence of the minority leaders of the House of Representatives. The committee, which is to be chaired by former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, was charged by the leadership of the party to unravel the circumstances that led to the rejection of Kingsley Chinda, the PDP’s choice as Minority Leader, by some lawmakers elected on the platform of the party for Ndudi Elumelu. Inaugurating the committee, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, PDP National Vice Chairman (South), said what happened at…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the semi-final of the African Cup of Nations. The Nigerian Super Eagles beat Bafana Bafana of South Africa 2-1 in a quarter-final match played on Wednesday evening. Nigeria’s goals were scored by Samuel Chukwueze and William Troost-Ekong. Nigeria will now face the winner of Thursday’s match between Algeria and Ivory Coast in the semi-final of the competition. Details la

The Federal Government has expressed concern over the volatility of the Nigerian capital market and vowed to strengthen the market to ensure it contributes to the growth and development of the economy. Speaking in Abuja, Tuesday evening, when members of the Capital Market Master Plan Implementation Council, CAMMIC, visited him, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated that the capital market plays a central role in the development of the economy through mobilisation of long term savings for investment. He added that the present administration was interested in deepening the capital market which would in turn lead to a deepening of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has again stressed its commitment to sustaining its partnership with university Vice Chancellors and other academics in the country, saying their inclusion in the electoral process was vital to the sustenance of democracy in the country. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement late Tuesday night in Abuja, said the commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the commitment at the post- 2019 General Election Review Retreat with Collation and Returning Officers in Lagos. According to the chairman, “the current partnership between INEC and the universities must be sustained…