The $20 billion worth Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced the sale of Automotive Gas Oil (popularly called diesel) to oil marketers nationwide. Dealers and officials of the plant confirmed this on Tuesday, as it was gathered that the refinery commenced diesel sales last week. “They started pumping out diesel to marketers since last week. They also promised to sell aviation …

Ondo State Government has begun the construction of roads in the rural areas in the three senatorial districts of the state, under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). It was gathered that the project which was launched on Friday by the state governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa was to ease transportation of farm produce to the urban centres and …

The organised labour in Niger State has embarked on an indefinite strike, shutting down government offices and hospitals. The action is in protest of what the workers described as a violation of civil service laws, following the state government’s appointment of politicians as executive directors into government parastatal in the state. A visit to government offices saw the gates under …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced the enforcement of the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this on Monday at a press conference in Abuja. “As of 31st January …

The Oyo State Government said it has commenced a phase-by-phase rehabilitation of water pipelines across the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Ojelade, while quoting the Chairman of the Oyo State Water Corporation, Elias Adeojo, said that the rehabilitation was to ensure that there are “more treated water drawing …

Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, on Saturday, commenced the removal of permanently closed inner gates in the Lekki area of the state, attributing this to what the government described as “the indiscriminate mounting and multiplicity of the gates, defacing the aesthetics of the environment.” According to a statement and photos posted on X on …

Civil servants whose salaries were initially withheld by the Federal Government owing to what was described as “technical glitches” and discrepancies on the platform of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) have now started receiving credit alerts of November salaries. Several senior civil servants confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday. It was exclusively reported …

Anambra State Government has commenced the conduct of Computer-Based Tests (CBT) for applicants for the 2023 teachers’ recruitment exercise. The state government had last year recruited 5,000 teachers into public schools in the state, before announcing additional recruitment of 3,000 more, this year. The tests are being conducted with the help of the Anambra State ICT Agency, headed by Mr …

The Ogun State Government, on Tuesday, started demolishing shanties and makeshift structures in Kara along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to the task force, the shanties and illegal structures disfigure the corridor and are considered to be hideouts for criminals in the area. It was reported that the operation was led by the Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on …

The Borno State government said it has enrolled 124,000 vulnerable people affected by insurgency into the healthcare system in some hard-to-reach local government areas in the state. Executive Secretary, Borno State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (BOSCHMA), Dr. Saleh Abba disclosed this to newsmen Maiduguri at the weekend. He said the agency aimed to enrol 250,000 vulnerable people affected by the …