Local Governments to Receive Direct Federal Allocations by January, Says Presidency

The Presidency has announced that starting from the end of January, local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), marking a significant step towards local government autonomy.    This announcement was made by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday…

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Following Dangote Refinery’s Price Hike, Filling Stations Raise Fuel Prices to N1,090 per Liter

Filling stations around Lagos and environs have jerked up their prices to between N1,000 and N1,100. At AP filling station Dalemo, Alakuko Lagos State, the product now sells at N1,090 from the previous N980/liter a few days before. Similarly at Mobil Filling Station, Baale Animasaun Road, Agbado Lagos, the product sells at N1050/liter up from…

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INEC Deletes 7,746 Deceased Voters from National Register

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the removal of 7,746 deceased voters from Nigeria’s national voter register across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of December 2022. Victoria Etta-Messi, INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, disclosed this on Thursday, emphasizing the commission’s ongoing commitment to maintaining an accurate…

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Wendy Williams’ Family Launches GoFundMe to Raise $50K for Her Release from ‘Isolation’ in Guardianship She Describes as a ‘Prison’

Wendy Williams’ family has launched a GoFundMe to raise $50,000 so they can free the star from the ‘loneliness and deep isolation’ of her conservatorship.   According to The U.S. Sun, the fundraiser was created on January 15 by the family of the American television host, 60.     It was launched just before Williams called into…

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