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The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday announced the immediate suspension of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) exports, in a move aimed at curbing the rising cost of cooking gas. Ekperikpe Ekpo, the minister of state for petroleum resources, announced the suspension of LPG exportation during an “Internal Stakeholders’ Workshop” held in Abuja. He said the move is part of a strategic effort to boost the availability of LPG within the domestic market and alleviate the financial burden on consumers due to surging prices. Ekpo revealed there are ongoing discussions with critical stakeholders, including the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory…

The world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, Binance, has confirmed the blockade of its website and other cryptocurrency platforms by Nigerian users. The cryptocurrency trading platform disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, as Nigerians lamented their inability to access the platform’s website. “We are aware that some users are experiencing issues accessing the website, along with other platforms in the industry,” Binance said. The crypto platform said that the blockage affected only its users accessing the platform via its website, noting that its app was still functioning for users to access the platform. “Only users attempting to access the website…

Pan-Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to implement the 2014 conference recommendations and resolutions sequel to the on-going hardship in the country. This was even as it hailed South-East people for not joining the on-going protest in the country against the administration of President Tinubu. Ohanaeze Secretary General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, commended South-Easterners for their calmness in abstaining from the series of protests against Mr. President over the economic hardship facing the citizenry. He said that the South-East had always suffered government neglect since the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. He therefore urged…

Victor Osimhen rescued Napoli a 1-1 home draw against Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in his first appearance for the Italian club since December. Osimhen, who had served a ban in Napoli’s previous game after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty for runners-up Nigeria, stole clear in the penalty area with 15 minutes remaining to fire home an equaliser. Barcelona had taken a deserved lead on the hour-mark through Robert Lewandowski’s 93rd Champions League goal. It was Napoli’s first game since they sacked head coach Walter Mazzarri after three months in charge and…

A stirring second-half comeback saw Premier League leaders Liverpool restore their four-point advantage at the top and avoid one of the shocks of the season with a 4-1 victory over Luton. Chiedozie Ogbene’s early header was only the 11th league goal a visiting team had scored at Anfield this season. But for a long time it looked like producing another twist in the title race as the depleted hosts struggled to find their best form. But headers from Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo within the space of two minutes turned things around before Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott fired…

Arsenal’s hopes of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years suffered a blow as they slipped to a last-gasp defeat in the first leg of their last 16 clash in Porto. On the eve of the tie, Mikel Arteta challenged his players to prove they belong on this stage but they laboured for large parts of the game and failed to register a shot on target throughout a largely drab affair, losing 1-0 at the death courtesy of a stunning Galeno strike. With the second leg at the Emirates Stadium on March 12, Arteta now…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has called on Chief Executive Officers and CEOs of banks across the country to always abide by extant regulations and rules in their practices as an effective means of tackling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. Olukoyede stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, while receiving the Body of Bank CEOs, under the auspices of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, that paid him a courtesy at the corporate headquarters of the EFCC. He frowned at sharp practices, compromises, and…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted delayed rainfall in some parts of the country, especially the north-central states of the country, in 2024. The minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, stated this while presenting NiMet’s 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) in Abuja on Tuesday. The document also predicted normal onset over the northern states, while Borno, Abia, and Akwa Ibom states are predicted to have an early onset when compared to their long-term averages. Meanwhile, an early end of the season is predicted for parts of Yobe, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi,…

Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for an immediate reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to effect an institutionalized public-private partnership in the management of the service. He made the suggestion when the director-general of the NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, visited him in his office in Osogbo, the state capital. Adeleke said the present structure and model of the National Youth Service Corps are unsustainable considering the prevailing fiscal state of the nation. While describing the NYSC as a gemstone for the Nigerian state, the governor appealed for a reform of the service to expand the private sector,…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned Ndigbo not to protest against economic hardship that has befallen the land, noting that southerners have gone through the worst economic crisis during the war. The organisation made this known in a statement on Tuesday. Going spiritual, Emma Powerful, the spokesperson of the organisation said that the current hardship in the country is as a result of the injustices against the Igbo during and after the war. He cautioned “the Igbo not to join in any protest against hunger in the country. Any Nigerian agent who dares to organize any protest in…