By Samuel Ajayi One of the beauties of Advertising regulation mechanism in Nigeria has been its consistent reliance on support and advice from the industry’s sectoral bodies. The bodies include: Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Advertisers Association of NIgeria (ADVAN), Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria, (MIPAN) […]
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NBS Says Petrol Hits N937 Per Litre, Fears It May Soon Reach N1000
The steady increase in petrol prices commenced after the subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that the average retail price of petrol in May 2024 was ₦769.62 per litre, with Jigawa State recording the highest price of ₦937.50 per litre. […]
NNPC Declares State Of Emergency On Oil Production
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has declared a state of emergency on oil production. It said this was a move towards increasing Nigeria’s crude oil production and growing its reserves. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a keynote address at the opening […]
Interest Rate At 30% Will Stifle Growth, Hinder Job Creation – Dangote Warns CBN
Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, says the increase of interest rate to almost 30 percent by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will stifle growth. Speaking on Tuesday during a three-day summit organised by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in Abuja, Dangote said the country is battling […]
Bago Aprreciates Niger Corps Members With ₦200,000 Bonuses
Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, on Tuesday, July 2, showered N200,000 largess on each of the Batch B, Stream 1 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state to serve. He said the largess was to encourage the 1,600 corps members to remain and serve in the […]
Dangote Nears Engineering Deal To Double Fertiliser Plant Capacity
The Dangote Group, controlled by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is close to sealing a final investment decision (FID) to double the capacity of Dangote Fertiliser Limited (DFL). Dangote Fertiliser Limited is the largest Granulated Urea Fertiliser complex in Africa, with an investment of $2.5 Billion, the plant has a […]
EFCC Operative Commits Suicide In Abuja
A tragic incident occurred as an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) took his own life on Monday at his residence in Abuja. PRNigeria gathered that the deceased, a member of Course 5, was described as diligent, efficient, and unassuming. The Commission is exploring possible factors, including […]
FG Suspends Approval For Construction Of New Roads
The Federal Government has suspended approval for the construction of new road networks across the country. This was revealed by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Sunday in Calabar, when the Federal Ministry for Works convened a stakeholders engagement on the proposed alignment for sections 3A and design for about […]
I Wonder How Nigeria Survives – EFCC Boss Laments Over Huge Stolen Money
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, said on Tuesday, that whenever he checks case files and sees the amount stolen, he wonders how the country still exists. In a statement by EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the chairman stated this while receiving […]
Euro 2024 Quarter Final Fixtures – Who Advances To Semi Final?
Quarter Final Fixtures:: Spain vs Germany France vs Portugal England vs Switzerland Netherlands vs Turkey Round of 16 Results: Spain 4 vs Georgia 1 Germany 2 vs Denmark 0 Portugal 0 vs Slovenia 0 (3-0 pen) France 1 vs Belgium 0 Switzerland 2 vs Italy 0 England 2 vs Slovakia […]