Day: June 2, 2020

Fuel price further reduced, now sells at N121.50 per litre

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A further reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N121.50 per litre, was yesterday effected by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), N2.0 down from N123.50 per litre last month. This is the third reduction this year. In a letter to petroleum products marketers, the PPPRA disclosed that the new price band for PMS is now N121.50 and N123.50 per litre, meaning that no marketer is allowed to sell above the highest price range of N123.50. The letter, with Reference number:…

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Doctors knock Dapo Abiodun over comment on strike

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Nigeria Medical Association, Ogun State chapter and the South-West caucus of the Association of Resident Doctors, on Monday, attacked the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, for berating doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. The NMA said it was disappointed and ashamed of the governor for calling its members irresponsible for demanding their rights. The NARD South-West stated its position in a statement by its leader, Dr Oiwoh Sebastine in Abeokuta on Monday. The NARD caucus comprising members in Ogun, Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states said the doctors’…

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FG relaxes curfew, opens churches, mosques

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The Federal Government has approved the relaxation of restriction  placed on  churches and mosques starting from Tuesday (today). The Chairman of the presidential task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, who disclosed this at the PTF press briefing in Abuja, said the reopening of churches and mosques would be based on guidelines issued by the task force and protocols agreed on by states. The Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, gave detailed explanations of the recommendations approved by the President. Mustapha said the ban…

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