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Rivers Assembly Adjourns Sitting Indefinitely, Ahead Fubara’s Budget Presentation Martin Amaewhule Rivers Assembly Adjourns Sitting Indefinitely, Ahead Fubara’s Budget Presentation The Rivers State House of Assembly has adjourned its sittings indefinitely. The development to adjourn legislative duties indefinitely was reached during plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, in Port Harcourt on Friday. This decision comes hours after the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, wrote to the Speaker, informing him of his intention to visit the House to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill for consideration and approval. The governor, in a letter dated March 13 and addressed to the Speaker,…

Dangote Petrol Price Now At N815 Per Litre, Further Reduction Dangote Refinery Dangote Petrol Price Now At N815 Per Litre, Further Reduction The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has further lowered its ex-depot (gantry) price of petrol to N815 per litre. This is coming two weeks after the Refinery, on February 26, crashed petrol price from N890 to N825. The spokesperson of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chinedu Ukadike, confirmed the development on Friday. He said the decision came after fuel landing cost dropped to N774.82 per litre, below Dangote Refinery’s N825 ex-depot prices. In the past months, both…

Ned Nwoko’s Sports University of Nigeria (SUN) Holds Maiden Matriculation Ceremony Ned Nwoko’s Sports University of Nigeria (SUN) Holds Maiden Matriculation Ceremony It was a memorable occasion at the Sports University of Nigeria (SUN), Idumuje-Ugboko, Delta State, as the institution held its first-ever matriculation ceremony on Thursday, 6th March, 2025, officially welcoming 98 pioneer students to its academic community. The combined matriculation ceremony for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 sets marked a historic milestone in the University’s vision of redefining sports education in Nigeria and across Africa. Speaking on the development via his X (formally Twitter) handle, the Chancellor and Founder…

TETFund announces 2025 intervention: As varsities receive N2.8bn, polytechnics get N1.9bn TETFund announces 2025 intervention: As varsities receive N2.8bn, polytechnics get N1.9bn The Tertiary Education Trust Fund on Thursday announced the disbursement of the 2025 intervention cycle to public tertiary institutions in the country. According to the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Sonny Echono, each university will get the sum of N2.8bn; polytechnics to get N1.9bn and Colleges of Education to get N2.1bn. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a strategic workshop with heads of beneficiary institutions on the 2025 disbursement guidelines in Abuja on…

Jandor to spring up surprise by visiting Tinubu, Atiku, others after dumping former party  Abdul-azeez Adediran – Jandor Jandor to spring up surprise by visiting Tinubu, Atiku, others after dumping former party Jandor will spring up surprise by visiting Tinubu, Atiku, others after dumping former party, PDP. The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has met with President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and others as part of his ongoing political consultations following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. His spokesperson, Gbenga Ogunleye, disclosed this…

Fidelity Rewards Youth Corps Members with NMillions on GAIM 6 Fidelity Rewards Youth Corps Members with NMillions on GAIM 6 Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to financial inclusion, youth empowerment, and promoting a healthy savings culture by rewarding nine National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members with N500,000 business grants each. The grants were awarded under the Get Alert in Millions Season Six (GAIM 6) promo, an initiative designed to reward loyal customers with cash prizes totaling N159 million. The promo, which runs from November 2024 to August 2025, targets various categories of customers, including NYSC members, students, and…

TETFund announces 2025 intervention: As varsities receive N2.8bn, polytechnics get N1.9bn As varsities receive N2.8bn, polytechnics get N1.9bn The Tertiary Education Trust Fund on Thursday announced the disbursement of the 2025 intervention cycle to public tertiary institutions in the country. According to the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Sonny Echono, each university will get the sum of N2.8bn; polytechnics to get N1.9bn and Colleges of Education to get N2.1bn. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a strategic workshop with heads of beneficiary institutions on the 2025 disbursement guidelines in Abuja on Thursday. Echono said: “Under…

Senate shows confidence in Akpabio, passes vote Senate President Godswill Akpabio Senate shows confidence in Akpabio, passes vote. The Senate has passed a vote of confidence in its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The vote of confidence in Akpabio was passed unanimously during Thursday’s plenary, following a motion moved by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) and seconded by Deputy Minority Leader, Olalere Oyewumi (Osun West). The decision comes 48 hours after the suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), addressed the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York, claiming she was suspended…

LAWMA defends minimum wage compliant, ₦40,000 salary for street sweepers LAWMA defends minimum wage compliant, ₦40,000 salary for street sweepers Responding to a viral video that sparked outrage on social media, the Lagos Waste Management Authority has hinted on the wage structure of street sweepers. According to the video which featured a LAWMA worker claiming that sweepers were underpaid and had not received the promised minimum wage of ₦85,000 quickly gained traction and led to widespread public criticism. The worker claimed that the sweepers were consistently receiving only ₦30,000, which was recently increased to ₦40,000 in February. LAWMA, through a…

Bala Mohammed shows readiness to work with Peter Obi Obi and Bala Mohammed • Hinted on solution to poverty instead of going after offenders. • To bring good governance to the people through working together. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has expressed his willingness to work with Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, to strengthen opposition politics ahead of 2027 presidential election. Speaking after his closed-door meeting with Obi at the Government House in Bauchi, Mohammed said he admires and respects Obi’s style of politics, adding that the ex-governor of Anambra State has a clear…