The Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the recent hike in the pump price of petrol by the National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. The NNPCL announced an increase in petrol price from N617 per litre to N897 per litre, effective 3rd September. In some petrol stations, it costs up to N1,000. Speaking to journalists in Minna on Thursday, Abdullahi Ability, the party’s vice-chairman, described the increase as insensitive particularly at...

The National Economic Council, NEC, has set a deadline of 9 September for Kwara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Adamawa, and the Federal Capital Territory to submit their reports on the proposed establishment of state police. Acting Governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal, announced this decision on Wednesday following a NEC meeting chaired by Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lawal emphasised the urgency of the situation. “Today, all the states were supposed to submit their...