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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) yesterday announced a new fuel price of N617 per litre as against the initial N500 and the Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has explained the reason for this current increase. According to IPMAN’s national president, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, “the unexpected increase in petrol’s retail price is due to the escalating value of the US dollar”. He clarified that the importation of petroleum products into Nigeria relies on the utilization of dollars, and the more Naira/Dollar exchange rate goes up, the more all dollar-purchasing commodities (including petrol) are expected to go up. “The…
Yakurr (Yako) (Ekoi) is one of the groups in Africa that practiced dual kinship namely matrilineality and patrilineality within the family. Other groups in Africa that practice this unique and intriguing kinship are the Akan people of Ghana and Ivory Coast.The Akan are the largest ethnic group in both Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The Akan speak Kwa languages which are part of the larger Niger-Congo family. Kwanja people of Cameroon also practice double unilineal or triple kinship. Kin-based networks are essential in African life and have been present since Africa’s earliest societies.The role of kinship has loosened over the…
The speculation of the inclusion of some chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party, in President Tinubu’s ministerial nomination list is further dividing the already divided PDP. According to unconfirmed sources, ex-governors, Wike, Ortom and Fayose of Rivers, Benue and Ekiti States, respectively are being considered for appointments by APC President Tinubu while they still retain their membership in PDP. At the moment, there are two visible poles in PDP; one, loyal to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the other, loyal to former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike.Atiku’s pole of the PDP national leadership has said that any of its…
Yesterday, July 14, a trainer aircraft labelled FT-7NI and belonging to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) crashed in Makurdi, Benue State. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet who is NAF’s public relations and information director said late Friday that the plane was having its routine training exercise when it crashed. Gabkwet further said that the two pilots onboard the crashed plane survived and that no life was lost to the incident. However, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar has set up an inquiry committee to investigate the cause of the crash.
A British newspaper, Times Higher Education (THE) has released the official list of top 10 best universities in Nigeria for the year 2023. Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State Benson Idahosa University, Edo State Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State University of Ibadan, Oyo State University of Cross River, Calabar, Cross River State. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina State Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State According to THE, their rankings were developed specifically to assess the impact of universities in addressing some of the…
General pastor of Redeemed Church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has revealed that he would like to die the day his wife, Pastor Foluke Adeboye dies. Pastor Enoch who is 81 years old said this on Thursday, July 13th during the 75th birthday of his wife, Mrs. Foluke. “My fervent prayer is for our good Lord to take me to heaven the same day with Pastor Foluke,” Adeboye said while warning that anyone who dares touch his wife would face divine retribution from God.
The Irish and Scott people of the United Kingdom were originally black people. Read what an Irish woman, Mandy Dunn wrote thus: It’s true my surname is Dunne in Gaelic it’s Ni duinn meaning descendant of one with dark complexion, my family trace back to to the Milesian kings who are of the Trojan Kings who were descendants of Zarah Judah’s son. Yes masking is light obviously over the time there was interracial relationships but the shape of my body and natural curly hair are traits and traces of the DNA and yes I was born in Ireland. My family…
The plan by President Tinubu to pay ₦8000 monthly to 12 million households as fuel subsidy removal palliatives is commendable. It gives a human face to the harsh economic necessity of petrol subsidy withdrawal. But to help our nation grow, I would suggest to the President that he ties the ₦8000 monthly payment to the condition that children in recipient families MUST attend school and have their payment vouchers signed by the principal/headmaster of their school proving that they attended school throughout that month, failure of which they will not be paid. That way, Nigeria will reduce her current population…
President Tinubu has said that 12million families, comprising over 60million Nigerians will be receiving N8,000 monthly stipend as fuel subsidy palliative. According to Tinubu, this support was to enable poor and vulnerable Nigerians cope with the cost of meeting basic needs. In order to guarantee the credibility of the process, President Tinubu said digital transfers would be made directly to beneficiaries accounts and it will run for six (6).
The House of Representatives has adopted a motion seeking JAMB examination to be conducted twice a year and the result to be valid for 3 years. The motion, moved by Akintunde Rotimi at plenary on Wednesday said no matter how good an applicant’s grades are, the result is often forfeit if the said applicant is unable to secure admission that year. Rotimi went ahead to note that regular ASUU strikes are among the reasons why some students fail to secure admission in a given year and that if JAMB results can last upto 3 years, students will not be made…