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Oil firms, Dangote sign deal for affordable petrol supply

05.01.2025
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says Heyden Petroleum and Ardova Plc have joined it to ensure the supply of affordable Premium Motor Spirit (petro) in Nigeria. The Dangote refinery in a statement on Thursday, said the two companies, propelled by the economic relief provided by President Bola Tinubu’s crude-for-naira swap initiative, entered into a bulk purchase...
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FG votes N105bn for aviation, plans refund to Kebbi

05.01.2025
The Federal Government has appropriated N105,953,496,365 to the aviation industry in the 2025 budget before the National Assembly. The 2025 allocation is an increase from the total budget of N63,317,450,275 in 2024. In the budget, the Federal Government also plans to refund the sum of N4bn to the Kebbi State Government for the construc­tion of...
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MTN finalises sale of Guinea operations to government

05.01.2025
MTN Group, Africa’s largest network operator by subscriber base, has announced the completion of the sale of its operations in Guinea (also known as “MTN Guinea-Conakry”) to the State of Guinea. The mobile operator disclosed this information in a statement obtained from its website on Thursday. The deal, finalised on December 30, 2024, aligns with...
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Naira weakens to 1,541/$

05.01.2025
The Nigerian naira weakened to N1,541.36/$ on the first day of trading in the New Year. According to the NFEM rate data available on the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria, this is a 0.36 per cent depreciation compared to the closing rate of 2024 which was N1,535.82/$. Some authorised dealers quoted the dollar...
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You Shall Laugh This Year, Diri Assures Nigerians

04.01.2025
Bayelsa State Governor, Sen. Duoye Diri, has called on Nigerians to be optimistic about the New Year regardless of the challenges in the nation. Governor Diri made this appeal at the Annual International Crusade of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, tagged, ‘What God Has Determined Shall Be Done’, which started on Thursday, January 2...
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Privatise Warri, Kaduna Refineries, PETROAN Tells FG

04.01.2025
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, (PETROAN) has urged the Federal Government to privatize government-owned refineries such as the Warri and Kaduna refineries, to reputable private companies to improve efficiency and reduce government spending. It also said it was important for the FG to enhance transparency and accountability and invest in infrastructure...
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Buhari, NPSA, NILDS Mourn Ex-UniAbuja VC, Prof. Yaqub

04.01.2025
Former President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) and the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) have mourned the passing of the former Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja (Gen. Yakubu Gowon University), Prof. Nuhu Yaqub. New Telegraph had earlier reported that Prof. Yaqub, who was also the Vice Chancellor of Sokoto...
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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

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