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Day: September 25, 2026

Fuel price update: NNPCL, MRS maintain same rate as crude oil prices drop

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and MRS filling stations’ premium motor spirit (PMS) pump prices have remained stable at N1,395 per litre despite the drop in crude oil prices. A market survey by DAILY POST on Friday showed that fuel pump prices in Abuja and its environs across NNPCL and MRS outlets stood at…

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 2027: Adeola vows to capture Ogun share of corporate taxes lost to Lagos

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has vowed to aggressively pursue and recover corporate taxes and revenue generated by industrial entities operating within the state but remitting their top-level executives’ taxes to Lagos State. Adeola, who currently represents Ogun West Senatorial District, made the…

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Nigeria’s trauma burden calls for coordinated care — Orthopaedic surgeons

By Chioma Obinna Experts in orthopaedic and trauma care have called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s approach to treating patients with traumatic and musculoskeletal injuries, warning that successful surgery alone does not necessarily translate into recovery or restoration of normal life. They said effective trauma care requires a multidisciplinary, patient-centred approach in which surgeons,…

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PDP tackles Alia over LG attendance register, salary threat

By Peter Duru, Makurdi MAKURDI — The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State has criticised the state government’s directive requiring the 23 Local Government Councils to maintain daily attendance registers, describing the measure as an attempt to interfere with local government autonomy. The party also faulted a provision in the directive stating that only…

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Armed Forces launch online discount shop

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday launched an online discount shop designed to provide serving and retired personnel, veterans and their families with access to essential goods at preferential prices. The digital welfare initiative was launched at Defence Headquarters, Abuja, by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,…

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Obi vows to make political leaders seek treatment in Nigeria

By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA — Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 general election, Peter Obi, has vowed to ensure political office holders seek medical treatment in Nigeria if elected President. Obi also promised to spend his holidays in Nigeria, saying he would promote the use of domestic facilities and local…

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Mambilla: IMPI seeks review of $500,000 transaction

Group urges authorities to examine financial records cited in ICC arbitration By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Independent Media and Policy Initiative, IMPI, has called for further examination of a $500,000 transaction referenced in the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC, arbitration proceedings over the long-running dispute surrounding Nigeria’s Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. In a…

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