May 11, 2026
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BUSINESS

We’re Not Owing Marketers-PPRA

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has denied reports speculating an imminent fuel scarcity over the Federal Government’s inability to pay fuel marketers’ N660 billion debt‎. ‎ Spokesperson of the agemcy, Lanre Oladele in a statement issued on Thursday said the report was
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Hajj 2017: Saudi Arabia Lift Ban On Nigeria

The Saudi Arabia authority recently announced the lifting of the 20 percent restriction on all pilgrims worldwide due to the renovation and expansion works at the holy sites in the kingdom. Nigeria’s quota until 2012 was 95,000 and was slashed to 76,000. The Chief Information Officer of the commission Mousa Ubandawaki, in a statement on […]
INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Senegalese Troops Enter Gambia

Troops from Senegal have entered The Gambia in furtherance of the mandate of the Economic Community of West African States to enthrone Adama Barrow as the president of the country. Barrow was sworn in as the president of The Gambia at the Gambian Embassy in Senegal. This followed the refusal of Yahya Jammeh to relinquish […]
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UN, AU, ECOWAS Congratulate arrow

The ECOWAS Commission, African Union and United Nations have congratulated the President of the Republic of The Gambia, Mr Adama Barrow, on the occasion of his swearing-in and assumption of office. This is following his victory at the presidential election of December 1, 2016 and in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of The […]
HEALTH

Kwara Denies Outbreak of Lassa Fever

The Kwara State Government on Thursday confirmed that there was no outbreak of Lassa fever in all its 16 local government areas. The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege, made the confirmation in llorin in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Alege said the state government had put in place adequate measures, […]