Adebayo Folorunso-Francis

1 week ago | punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunso-Francis |Solomon Odeniyi |Dirisu Yakubu

•Senate moves to tackle killings as retired military chiefs, Reps lament insurgents’ use of sophisticated armsRetired military generals have again called on the Federal Government to urgently equip the Nigerian Armed Forces, amid growing concerns over the resurgence of terrorists’ attacks and killings in the North-East.

1 week ago | punchng.com | Adebayo Folorunso-Francis |Dare Olawin |Arinze Nwafor |Josephine Ogundeji

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria has warned the Federal Government against banning fuel importation following President Bola Tinubu’s approval of the Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy. This comes as the Organised Private Sector and some government officials laud the initiative, stressing that it will benefit local manufacturers of the affected goods.

Oct 14, 2024 | punchng.com | Adeyinka Adedipe |Adebayo Folorunso-Francis

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, filed a petition to challenge the outcome of the September 21 governorship election in the state. The State Chairman of the party, Tony Aziegbemi, who disclosed this at a press conference in Benin, noted that the party was able to beat the deadline for filing an appeal on Saturday, against all odds.

Oct 9, 2024 | punchng.com | damilola aina |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Henry Falaiye |Dare Olawin |Abdulrahman Zakariyau |Josephine Ogundeji | +6 more

•Petrol nears N1,300/litre in states as NNPC hikes pump price again, APC, opposition clashThe Nigeria Labour Congress and the Organised Private Sector have called for the immediate reversal of the hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Retail stations of NNPC raised the price of petrol to N1,030 from N897/litre in Abuja, and in Lagos it was hiked to N998/litre from N868/litre.