Fuel Subsidy payment costs N864.07bn in nine months –NNPC

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A total of N864.07bn has been spent by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation between January and September, in subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. This amount represents 31 per cent of the total revenue of N2.7tn generated by the corporation between January and September. An analysis of a report submitted by the corporation to the Federation Account Allocation Committee at its last meeting showed that the NNPC did not incur petrol subsidy cost in January, but spent N25.37bn on subsidising the product in February. The subsidy cost ballooned…

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Real reason I appreciate my wife at all tiimes -Apostle Suleman

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Prior to commanding wives to submit to their husbands the Holy Book taught that spouses are to submit to one another in the fear of God. This is the testimony of Apostle Johnson Suleman, servant of God and senior pastor at the Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) worldwide. “When you see me talk about my wife constantly, it is not always her birthday. I am only appreciating her,” stated Apostle Suleman, while answering questions on why he regularly celebrates his wife, Reverend (Mrs.) Lizzy Suleman. “Live with your wife in an…

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Suicide attack on Kabul military hospital leaves 19 dead

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In an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday, at least 19 people lost their lives while 50 others were wounded. The attack got under way when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the entrance of the sprawling site. Gunmen then broke into the hospital grounds, firing their weapons there, the Taliban said. “Nineteen dead bodies and about 50 wounded people have been taken to hospitals in Kabul,” a health ministry official who asked not to be named said. The Taliban spent 20 years waging an insurgency…

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Wife hires thugs, plots husband’s kidnap over stinginess

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A housewife, Memunat Salaudeen, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Monday for allegedly hiring three men to kidnap her husband. The wife, who accused her husband of being stingy, was reported to have hired the accomplices — Olayinka Lawal, Asungba Nura and Usman Oluwatoyin — to kidnap her husband and take a ransom from him. Nemesis, however, caught up with them when the police apprehended the suspects during a stop and search on the Papa-Itori Road. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola…

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Accountant-General’s office budgets N36m to battle wild animals, Reps fume

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Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the Federation, said yesterday that his office proposed N36 million in the 2022 budget to combat antelopes, snakes and other reptiles that trouble them. He also said his office would incur extra charges in the payment of personnel attached to Nigeria’s foreign missions and embassies, which will affect the proposed N410 to $1 dollar exchange rate by the federal government in the budget to N425 to a dollar. Idris disclosed this at a budget defence session with the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. The…

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BOOSTING SMES GROWTH THROUGH FIRSTSME ACCOUNT

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited created FirstSME Account to add to its SME product family in support of small and medium scale business owners by sustaining and expanding their business. AMAKA IFEAKANDU looks at what the facility offers and how SMEs owners can key in to boost their businesses. There is no doubt that Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) are essential for rapid and sustained economic growth and development of any nation, including Nigeria, Africa and other growing countries of the world. First Bank of Nigeria Limited, the nation’s…

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One killed, 100 Baptist Church worshippers kidnapped in Kaduna

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Bandits reportedly had a field day on Sunday killing one and kidnapping over 100 Baptist Church worshippers in Kaduna. Chairman of Kaduna chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, said, yesterday, that the security situation kept deteriorating, against the state government’s claims that it was on top of the situation. According to Hayab, the insecurity in the state came to a climax on Sunday, when bandits stormed Emmanuel Baptist Church during service, killed one and abducted over 100 worshippers, while others sustained severe injuries. Hayab said:…

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Ogun Governor threatens to ban unvaccinated residents from Jan 1

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Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor, yesterday, threatened to bar residents of the state who are yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from gaining access to government offices, schools, markets and public transportation services. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who gave the warning during the flag- off of COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign in Abeokuta, the state capital, gave residents of the state a 60-day ultimatum to get vaccinated. He said that the 60 days window would allow unvaccinated residents to take their jabs as part of moves to flatten the curve of the…

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NCDC records 90 additional cases of COVID-19, two deaths

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections continues to rise as 90 additional cases were registered with two deaths on Monday. The NCDC disclosed this in its daily COVID-19 report on Tuesday morning. The 90 additional cases reported on Monday indicate an increase from the 74 cases reported in the country the previous day. The public health agency noted that with the new fatalities recorded, the death toll from the virus in the country now stood at 2,898. The agency also revealed that the total infection from…

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10 dead, scores trapped as 21-storey building collapses in Ikoyi Lagos

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A 21-storey building which collapsed on Monday afternoon on Gerard Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has left no fewer than 10 persons dead. Many people were still trapped in the rubble as at this morning (Tuesday), including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi Osibona, who owned the building, and some of his clients and engineers. It was gathered that the building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the site. One of the workers who survived the incident, Gabriel Bassey, said that about 50 persons were still…

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