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Oil marketers withhold N431bn levies— Auditor-General

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has come under fresh scrutiny after the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation uncovered over N432bn in unpaid debts, statutory levies and other outstanding obligations involving petroleum marketers. The bulk of the liabilities, N431.01bn, consisted of legacy National Transport Average and bridging allowance debts owed to…

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Counterfeit crisis: NAFDAC blames Chinese dealers amid backlash

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has linked Chinese counterfeiters now living in Nigeria to the proliferation of fake goods, worsening the production, distribution and sale of adulterated, harmful and unwholesome products. NAFDAC Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins Iluyomade, in Lagos on Monday, said recent investigations found Chinese counterfeiters, previously…

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JAMB releases 2026 UTME results for underage candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results of candidates who were below the prescribed admission age for viewing. However, the board clarified that viewing the results does not automatically qualify the candidates for admission into tertiary institutions. JAMB, in a statement by its Acting Director, Public Affairs…

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Diaspora Groups Applaud Air Peace Over Successful Summer Operations

A coalition of Nigerian diaspora organisations has commended Air Peace for delivering quality and seamless services across its domestic, regional and international routes throughout the 2026 summer travel season. The groups, in a joint statement issued as the summer season draws to a close, described the airline’s performance as a demonstration of professionalism, operational resilience…

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Governor Okpebholo swears in 18 Edo LG chairmen

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has inaugurated the newly elected chairmen of the state’s 18 local government areas, charging them to make grassroots development the priority of their administrations. The chairmen were sworn in on Friday at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, following their victory in the recently conducted local government elections. Okpebholo…

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Group Demands Transparency, EIAs Over JBS’ $2.5bn Nigeria Investment

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has demanded full disclosure of the agreement between the Federal Government and global meat-processing giant JBS over its proposed $2.5 billion investment in Nigeria, warning that the project must not proceed without rigorous environmental and multi-sectoral scrutiny. The environmental rights organisation said…

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Marwa Charges NDLEA Investigators to Dismantle Financial Structures of Drug Cartels

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen.Buba Marwa (Retd.), has charged investigators and prosecutors of the agency to intensify efforts at tracing, seizing and recovering the proceeds and instrumentalities of narcotics trafficking, saying the war against drug cartels can no longer be won through arrests and drug seizures alone….

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