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Three guards in Oyo raped a woman for four hours

The Oyo State Police Command has paraded nine suspects arrested for crimes ranging from kidnapping and armed robbery to rape and illegal possession of firearms. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, who paraded the suspects before newsmen at the command headquarters in Eleyele on Monday, said a lady (name withheld), went to visit her friend at Alakia, Ibadan, and on getting…
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UBA appoints first female African business CEO.

The board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, has appointed Mrs Abiola Bawuah, as chief executive officer of UBA Africa. The bank disclosed via a statement on Monday that Bawuah would also join the group board as an executive director, overseeing the Group’s…
Banking

Fidelity Bank is recognized for supporting small businesses.

Fidelity Bank Plc, at the Annual Global Banking & Finance Awards which held in London, UK, has been announced as the ‘2022 Best SME Bank’ in Nigeria by the Global Banking & Finance Review. Global Banking & Finance Review, a leading online, digital, and print…
Energy

Petrol N650: PENGASSAN Plans Promotions for Dealers

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, on Monday, raised the alarm that their findings showed that the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, had risen to as high as N650/litre in some locations. It said this was due to the prolonged scarcity of the commodity, which grew worse in Abuja and many parts of the country on Monday, as it called on the Federal…
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Energy

RTEAN urges Lagos to review transport policy

The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria has asked the Lagos state government to reverse its decision to phase out passenger cars in the northern part of the country. RTEAN Secretary General Yusuf Adeniyi made a statement in Abuja. Kwara State and several…
Energy

Edo oil price monitoring committee formed

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has set up a committee to monitor fuel distribution and pricing following wide protests by people of the state. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, the committee would…
Agriculture

FG has set up a 100 hectare farm.

He added that NALDA is committed to achieving food security and development, animal husbandry, job creation and fattening cattle for hygienic milk and meat production. At the same time, the farm will train and encourage young farmers to engage in livestock and feed production, NALDA said. The 100 hectare farm is located in Dabagin-lafia, opposite Usman Danfodio University Farm, and the poultry…
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Banking

Atiku wants banks to promote mobile banking.

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on agreeing to extend the deadline for exchanging old naira banknotes for recycled ones. In a series of tweets about verified addresses, the former vice…
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Passengers complain that petrol pump station prices are approaching 400 N/litre.

Petrol consumers have continued to groan under the burden of skyrocketing prices, as Premium Motor Spirit almost hit N400 per litre over the weekend. The research over the weekend showed while stations belonging to the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria were selling products at around N190 per litre, stations belonging to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of…
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