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The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service, is set to ground over 60 private jets owned by very important persons in the country on Monday (today) , over unpaid import duty running into several billions of naira. According to documents exchanged between the NCS and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, the enforcement exercise will commence on October 14th, 2024. There are reports that duties are not being paid on […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has scheduled talks with Dangote Petroleum Refinery between Tuesday and Wednesday to finalise agreements on the cost and lifting of petrol from the plant. According to report, the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria on Sunday, had been asked by the $20bn Lekki-based refinery to resend its request for petrol lifting. This came as PETROAN expressed optimism that the cost of petrol […]
Nollywood veteran, Bob-Manuel Udokwu on Thursday has shared his thoughts on reports that Hollywood actor Idris Elba will take on the role of "Okonkwo" in an upcoming television adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel, Things Fall Apart. According to Variety, the series is in development at A24, with Elba and Gina Carter as executive producers under the 22Summers banner. Speaking in an interview with newsmen, Udokwu expressed no objections to […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has acknowledged that with the full deregulation of petrol pricing and the withdrawal of NNPC Limited as the sole off-taker from the Dangote Refinery, marketers are now free to source products from various suppliers, including through imports. An industry expert noted that the NNPC no longer deals directly with associations like IPMAN, but rather with companies that have applied and paid for […]
A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israel of committing war crimes in its ongoing conflict with Hamas, particularly in relation to attacks on healthcare facilities in Gaza. The report, led by former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, claims that Israel’s military actions against hospitals and medical personnel in Gaza amount to war crimes, as well as the crime against humanity of extermination. The commission alleges that Israeli […]
A Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has knocked the decisions of Nigeria National Petroleum Company to fix prices of imported fuel and locally refined fuel, describing them as illegal, null, and void. In a statement on Thursday, Falana stated that the move contravened the provisions of section 205 of the Petroleum Industry Act. He accused the company of serial violation of the law setting it up […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is set to enhance border security and combat smuggling using advanced technological devices. Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs for the Southwest Zone, Saidu Yusuf, made the announcement during an appraisal visit to the Ogun Area II Command in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday. He reiterated the NCS’s commitment to deploying technology to improve border control and patrol operations, noting that the service, under Comptroller-Genera,l Bashir Adeniyi, […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has strongly urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police, and the Attorney General of the Federation, to take immediate action following startling allegations by a U.S. Army veteran. This followed detailed petitions submitted to the Nigerian authorities by the US army veteran, outlining how some senior police officers in Anambra and FCID Headquarters, Abuja, are complicit in shielding an […]
The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking, (NACAT) has warned students against sextortion, saying the consequences are devastating. NACAT’s Operations Manager, Stanley Ugagbe, gave this warning while addressing university students in Abuja on Thursday, as he urged students to speak up when faced with online harassment and sextortion, noting the devastating effects of silence on mental health. He shared insights on the recent case of the Ogoshi brothers, Samuel and Samson […]
Nigeria's petroleum marketers have accused Dangote Refinery of running a hidden pricing system for petrol. Billy Gillis-Harris, president of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), revealed this during an interview on Thursday. His statement follows the recent increase in the pump price of petrol by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, raising it to N1,030 per litre in Abuja. In response to the price hike, Gillis-Harris called […]
