04 Jun ALL THE RELEVANT NEWS: SUNDAY
🌎The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said that with the subsidy removal policy the volume of petrol consumed daily in Nigeria may drop by 30 per cent.
🌎The Federal Government has announced the commencement of two additional train trips on the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) which was earlier suspended.
🌎Former President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, in accordance with Chapter 6 of the constitution.
🌎The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has called on the federal government to issue licences to more importers.
🌎Chairman of IPMAN in charge of the south-east zone, Chinedu Anyaso, said
the current structure, where the Nigerian National Petroleum Development Company Limited (NNPCL) is the sole importer of products is a “monopoly that would serve the masses no good”.
🌎The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says it will also embark on a nationwide protest next week Wednesday over the removal of petrol subsidy.
🌎The Federal Ministry of Education is to introduce stricter measures to ensure that underage candidates are denied admission into Unity schools. (7) The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has escaped death following an attack on his convoy by gunmen at about 12:30pm on Saturday in Banda, close to Lokoja.
🌎Ajay Banga has assumed duties in his five-year term as World Bank Group President effective June 2, 2023.
🌎Heirs Insurance Ltd., says it has changed its name to Heirs General Insurance (HGI), while its subsidiaries, Heirs Insurance Ltd. (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA) made appointments to some of their senior leadership positions. The company has appointed Wole Fayemi as its managing director/chief executive officer (MD/CEO).
🌎FBN Holdings Plc recorded significant growth in its Q1 financial performance, with a 53.64% increase in profit before tax, reaching N56.105 billion. Profit after tax also showed strong growth of 54.48%, reaching N50.054 billion.
🌎Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has emerged Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, with Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, as the deputy chairman.
🌎Security Stories: No fewer than 82 Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters and their families have drowned in a river in the north-east axis of Damasak in Borno state, in an attempt to escape massive troop incursion.
* At least two soldiers were reportedly killed and many others injured when the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists attacked reinforced troops with a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) at firm base Arege in Malam Fatori in the North East of Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State in northeast Nigeria.
* At least 25 persons have been reportedly killed in an early Saturday morning attack by unknown gunmen, on Imande Mbakange and other neighbouring communities in Mbacher Council Ward of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.
* The Police Command in Ebonyi State has confirmed an attack on two communities in the state by suspected gunmen on Friday night.
* About 37 persons have been reportedly killed and several others injured in attacks on three communities in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state on Saturday evening
🌎Russia-Ukraine War: Russia continues to suffer “significant losses” during fighting around the eastern city of Bakhmut, according to the commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces. The Wagner private military company says it has handed most of its positions in the city to Russia’s military.
* Ukraine is ready to launch a counteroffensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
* Officials in western Russia have reported Ukrainian drone attacks and shelling as the war spreads beyond Ukraine’s borders. Kyiv has not commented on the claims.
* In Ukraine, Russia launched more than 60 airstrikes, 15 missile strikes and a dozen ground assaults over 24 hours on Friday, according to the Ukrainian military
* Russian and Ukrainian officials have reported a series of explosions in Russian-occupied cities of the southern Zaporizhzhia region Saturday.
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