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Following an earlier press release announcing the suspension of the 4 per cent Free-on-Board charge on imports, the Nigeria Customs Service has said that all import declarations made during the initial implementation period have been cancelled.The National National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced this in a statement on Monday.Maiwada explained that the measure is neces...

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been inaugurated as the Governor of Ondo State, commencing his first full four-year term following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in December 2023.The swearing-in ceremony took place on Monday at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure, the state capital, two months after Aiyedatiwa won the governorship election under the banner of the All Progressives Congress.Aiyedatiwa took h...

The All Progressives Congress on Sunday attacked the immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, as indications emerged that the former Federal Capital Territory minister was rallying northern leaders and bigwigs against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the 2027 poll.The APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, accused El-Rufai of stoking ethnic agenda over his failure to get a cabinet appointm...

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to fulfil the payment of bridging claims amounting to N100bn.The association threatened to withdraw services if the amount was not paid to them before the deadline.This move follows the NMDPRA’s failure to clear the debt, despite promises ...

There is looming fuel scarcity in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria as tanker drivers have stopped fuel loading over alleged harassment by officials of the Lagos State Government and the Federal Ministry of Transportation.Also, telecommunications companies have raised concerns over a possible network blackout as the strike by petroleum tanker drivers could disrupt diesel supply, threatening the operations of mobile and internet services.Journalists learned t...

The Department of State Services has arrested three workers of the Lagos State House of Assembly for allegedly attacking its personnel on February 18.Some individuals had manhandled DSS personnel during a drama that ensued at the assembly on Monday.The assembly, in a letter dated February 14, 2025, and signed by the acting clerk, A. T. B. Ottun, had invited the DSS to provide more security at the assembly....

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery currently has over 500 million litres of petrol in its reservoir.He also said the refinery now produces enough fuel for local consumption and export. Dangote spoke during a tour of the $20bn Lekki-based facility with the Zambia Minister for Energy, Makozo Chikote.The Zambian official visited the Dango...

David Umahi, the Minister of works, says the first 30 kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will be ready and inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu in May.Speaking on Sunday during the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, Umahi said despite initial setbacks, significant progress has been made.The Minister said the project faced challenges, including rerouting section...

Despite warnings from the police and the federal government, the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, swore in the newly elected council chairmen in the state, who in turn inaugurated their councillors at their respective local governments.But the APC, has urged its reinstated chairmen and councillors to resume for duty today, and debunked fake news that the leadership of the APC in Osun, had directed...

The South-South Women Congress has condemned in strong terms what it termed the ‘unruly and disrespectful behavior of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan towards the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during plenary in Abuja, urging her to apologise or face sanctions by the Senate rules.In a statement issued and signed by the leader of the group, Roli Akpomedaye in Warri on Friday, stated that the action of the s...