We spend $1.8bn to import fuel every quarter — NNPC

Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC, has revealed that an average of $1.8 billion is spent on quarterly basis on the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel, into the country.

This was as the corporation also apologized to Nigerians for the lingering scarcity of the product across the country.

In a joint briefing at the presidential villa, Abuja, yesterday, four officials of NNPC in the persons of the Group General Managing, GGM, Public Affairs, Mr. Garba Deen Mohammed, and the Group Executive Directors, GED, Mr Bello Rabiu, (Upstream) Henry Obih (Downstream) and Anibor Kragha (Refineries), assured that long queues at the gas stations   would disappear in days.

Lagos CJ frees 153 Kirikiri prisons inmates

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade, on Wednesday released 153 awaiting trial inmates from the Kirikiri Maximum and Medium prisons.

Some freed inmates from the Kirikiri prison,
Lagos, expressing gratitude to the Lagos State Chief Judge,
Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade
on Wednesday. Photo: Lagos Judiciary

Among the pardoned inmates were 79 being tried for capital offences.

Three of the freed inmates had been standing trial for over 15 years.

Bread seller-turned model, Olajumoke goes back to school

Olajumoke, Bread - Seller Turns Model

Bread seller-turned model, Olajumoke Orisaguna has headed back to the classroom. The lovely mother of two whose picture went viral when she stumbled on TY Bello’s set in February this year has reportedly started a programme with Poise Nigeria, a Nigerian etiquette and finishing school run by Mavis Isibor.

Mile 12 Market’ll be relocated in six months – Ambode

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that the Mile 12 Market will be relocated to Imota in six months.

Ambode said this on Tuesday when he inspected the proposed site of the market in Imota.

Aso Rock security operatives lament one-year unpaid allowance

Some security operatives attached to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, are currently groaning under heavy debts as a result of the stoppage of their special allowance referred to as the Risk Cautious Allowance, The PUNCH has learnt.

Under former President Goodluck Jonathan, all the security agents enjoyed the allowance up until March, 2015, while his administration left those of April and May, 2015, unpaid.

Herbalist defrauds blessing- seeking Lagos barber of N1.6m

The police in Lagos are on the trail of a herbalist, identified only as Olowo Saudi, for allegedly defrauding a barber, Babatunde Sulaimon, to the tune of N1.6m.

Forty-one-year-old Sulaiman, who lives in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos, had reportedly approached the herbalist through his apprentice, Gbenga Balogun, and one Kehinde Afolabi, for rituals that would bring favour his way.

Nigeria must not be consumer market for Chinese products — Buhari

*Calls for reduction of trade imbalance between Nigeria, China

*Orders establishment of c’ttees on new China, Nigeria projects

*China releases $15m for 50 agric farms in Nigeria

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 12, 2016. Muhammadu Buhari is on a visit to China from April 11 to 15. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / KENZABURO FUKUHARA