The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Tuesday urged Abuja residents to desist from panic buying of fuel as there was enough products on ground. IPMAN’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. NAN reports that Yakubu was reacting to the reappearance of queues at some fueling stations in the Federal Capital Territory. Yakubu described the panic purchase and long queues as unnecessary. “I advise Nigerians to stop panic buying, as we have enough Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol on…
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The 2022 Felabration Afrobics Dance Competition winners have emerged with a total cash prize of N2.38million as reward for their dedication and consistency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition was held at the New Afrikan Shrine at Ikeja, Lagos on Monday. The ‘Chrysolite’ crew won the first prize and went home with a total sum of N1million. NAN also reports that Felabration is an annual festival of music and arts commemorating the life and times of the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, popularly known as Fela. It is also a month-long musical and lifestyle festival in honour of…
The Niger State House of Assembly has given the Minister for Works a 48-hour ultimatum to fix the collapsed portion of the Minna-Bida road. The assembly took the decision after a matter of public importance was brought before the house by Mr Mohammed Haruna (APC), a member representing Bida II. He called on the government to urgently save the Minna-Bida road from total cut-off at the plenary in Minna on Tuesday. Speaker of the House, Mr Abdullahi Bawa, (APC), while reading the resolutions of the house, directed the Ministry of Works to fix the bad portions of the Minna-Bida road.…
Polish demands for trillions in World War II reparations for damages are a non-starter, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, during a visit to Warsaw on Tuesday. “The question of reparations is closed, as far as the German government is concerned,” the Green Party politician said on Tuesday, following consultations with her Polish counterpart, Zbigniew Rau. Still, “Germany stands by its historical responsibility without any ifs and buts,” Baerbock said. “It remains our eternal task to remember the millionfold suffering Germany inflicted on Poland.’’ The brutality of an “inhumane campaign of oppression, of Germanisation, of pure annihilation, caused a completely…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented SP Daniel Amah with a Public Service Integrity Award for displaying exceptional courage and integrity in the discharge of his duties. Amah, an indigene of Plateau received the award by President Buhari in Abuja at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public sector, with the theme, “Corruption and the Education Sector. Amah, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Bompai Kano, rejected 200, 000 dollars bribe to sweep under the carpet a case involving one Mr Ali Zaki a Bureau De Change Operator who connived with other criminally minded individual to rob…
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has replaced the head of the armed forces as part of broader military reforms aimed at boosting efficiency. Congo’s army is fighting multiple armed groups, mainly in its restive east, where ethnic militias, religious extremist fighters and other rebel groups are battling for control near the borders with Uganda and Rwanda. Christian Tshiwewe Songhesha, former commander of the Republican Guard, an elite unit in charge of protecting the head of state, has replaced Célestin Mbala Musense as the Army Chief of Staff, the government said in a statement. The new deputy…
An auto mechanic, Mr Eze Prince on Tuesday, denied being a ritualist who killed his baby. Defending himself, Prince told a Customary Court sitting in Nyanya, Abuja that he did not use his baby for sacrifice. “ My marriage was going smoothly until sometime in 2010 when my wife conceived of a baby and lost it at birth due to birth complications. “Unfortunately all the efforts I put in by going to different hospitals and birth homes, to save the life of my wife and our baby, only resulted in saving the life of my wife alone because my baby died. “As…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has raised concerns over the need for the general public to beware of unverified instant loan apps and platforms, saying that some of them are fraudulent. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA, gave the warning on Tuesday in a statement issued in Abuja. Umar said that it is important for the people to become aware of the fraudulent activities of some Instant Loan Apps as the month of October is being marked globally as Cyber Security Awareness month. She observed that people in need of money may be…
The African Council for Communication Education (ACCE), has postponed its 2022 Annual Conference, following the nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU). This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the National President, Prof. Nnamdi Ekeanyanwu and the Secretary, Prof. Ezekiel Asemah, released on Tuesday, in Uyo. The conference with the theme: “Communicating Science, Technology, and Innovation in Times of Economic Distress, Terror, and a Global Pandemic” was initially scheduled to hold between on Oct. 25 and 28. The ACCE said it was unfortunate and regrettable that the protracted ASUU strike had shut down the…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Federal Government has commended the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for keeping Nigeria’s economy afloat despite economic challenges. The Minister of finance, budget and national planning Mrs. Zainab Ahmed gave the commendation while declaring opening the 2022 International Association of Deposit Insurer ( IADI) Africa regional Committee workshop organised by the NDIC in Abuja on Tuesday. The theme of the 4-day workshop is: ‘‘Normality in Turbulent Periods: The Stabilizing Role of Deposit Insurance insurance’’. The Minister pointed out that Nigeria’s economy, like others, felt the brunt of the…