The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has instructed gas stations across the country to cease selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, in jerrycans. This directive comes amidst the ongoing petrol scarcity, which has led to long queues at the few gas stations that are still dispensing fuel in major cities. In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, NMDPRA officials were seen cautioning the management of a gas station to halt the illegal sale of fuel in jerrycans, citing safety concerns. One of the NMDPRA officials, who appeared to be conducting a…
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The police command in Ekiti has arrested one Kunle Ogunnusi, a resident of Oke-Ila, Ado-Ekiti, who allegedly inflicted injuries on his 4-year-old son, while “correcting” him. A statement by its public relations officer, Sunday Abutu, indicated that the suspect was arrested following a tip-off by residents of his Oke-Ila community. “During interrogation, the suspect confessed to committing the crime, claiming that he was provoked by his son. “Further investigation revealed that the suspect has formed the habit of abusing the child. “He beats the boy with dangerous objects and inflicts injuries on him at the slightest provocation, ” he said.…
The Apapa Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 12 containers laden with tramadol, expired drugs and 27,540 pieces of cutlasses and machetes with duty paid value of N1.8 billion. The comptroller-general of customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this while unveiling the contraband in Lagos on Thursday. Mr Adeniyi explained that the expired pharmaceutical products were imported without undergoing the necessary regulatory requirements. He added that some of the drugs did not obtain National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) numbers. “We also have containers that were seized due to false declarations, ostensibly to evade duty…
The federal government has unveiled the Customs, Excise Tariff Variation Order 2024 to boost food security and reduce inflation. It announced this in a statement signed by a finance ministry spokesman, Mohammed Manga, on Thursday. Finance minister Wale Edun signed the regulation to provide a framework for implementing the Customs, Excise Tariffs Order 2024. “In a bid to tackle food price inflation and stimulate domestic agricultural growth, the Federal Government has introduced the regulation for implementation of the Customs, Excise Tariff, Etc. Variation Order 2024,” Mr Edun said. According to the minister, the move aims to control and reduce food…
The domain address of Nigeria’s banking giant, GTBank, remains inaccessible as suspected cybercriminals appeared to have compromised the financial institution’s domain address. Checks by Peoples Gazette showed Wednesday night and Friday morning that gtbank.com was no longer accessible. GTBank confirmed an attempt to compromise its website domain in a statement on Thursday. The incident came a day after the domain name was renewed for another five years, from August 13, 2024, through March 21, 2029, according to multiple online platforms that analyse domain information. No collective of hackers has claimed responsibility for the vandalism, which appeared to have started on August 14. A spokesman for GTBank…
The Special Adviser to the Ondo State Governor on Energy, Engr. Johnson Alabi, has disclosed that the state government would not renege on the distribution of prepaid meters to the residents of the state. Alabi gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by the Aiyedatiwa Online Media team to his office on Thursday. Contrary to viral speculation in some quarters that some residents who had showed perspicacious interest in purchasing the meters had been apparently swindled, Alabi strongly refuted the claims, describing it as mendacious and pseudo. He also noted that the speculation was being peddled by some anti-democratic elements…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed the critical role of agriculture as the cornerstone of the state’s economy, emphasizing its centrality to the livelihoods of citizens and the broader economic development strategy. The Governor made this assertion during the groundbreaking ceremony of the 10.9-kilometer Idanre-Obajare Road in Idanre Local Government Area of the State, on Thursday. Governor Aiyedatiwa, who said the project aligns with his administration’s commitment to uplifting the standard of living for the state’s large farming community, stressed that agriculture is the backbone of the State’s economy. “It is our resolve that the government must…
The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency on Thursday announced the conviction of a local government worker in the state over the illegal sale of land belonging to the State Housing Corporation. A statement on Thursday, signed by the Executive Secretary of the agency, I.O Tijani, on behalf of the Chairman of OYACA, Honorable Justice Eni Esan (retd.) called on civil servants to desist from all acts of corruption. The convict, Adesina Olanrewaju Oyegoke, an Assistant Chief Executive Officer with the Estate Department of Lagelu Local Government, Ibadan, was sentenced to three months imprisonment for a three-count of official corruption under the…
The Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of a suspect responsible for the death of Eight-year-old Kamal Aliyu in the Rinjin Gani area of Toro local government of the state. This was disclosed by the Command Police Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil in a press release issued on Thursday. The statement recalled that “On August 4, 2024, Kamal Aliyu was reported kidnapped by unknown individuals in Rinjin Gani village in Toro LGA of Bauchi state. In response, the Division Police Officer, DPO of Toro Police Divisional headquarters launched an intensive search and rescue operation in the area.…
Police officers under the auspices of Concerned Police Inspectors in Nigeria on Thursday visited the Correspondent Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, along Asutan Street, Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital to protest non-payment of 11 months salary arrears. The officers drawn from different Police formations, who spoke on behalf of their colleagues on condition of anonymity, lamented that their crime-fighting morale had been dampened by the non-commitment to their welfare by the police authorities. The officers who noted that they were about 1,500 officers promoted from inspector 11-to-1 appealed to the IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, to use his offices…