February 2025 - Petals 102.3 FM

28 Feb 25

FCCPC Directs MultiChoice To Suspend Fee Hike

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has directed MultiChoice Nigeria, the operator of DStv and GOtv, to maintain its current subscription prices pending the conclusion of an ongoing investigation into the company’s proposed tariff adjustment. FCCPC disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Director of Corporate…

28 Feb 25

Obasa Claims Meranda Agreed To Resign As Lagos Speaker

Mudashiru Obasa has claimed that Mojisola Meranda agreed to resign as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly during a peace meeting. Meranda replaced Obasa as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly in January. While the former had rejected his removal, he said during a…

28 Feb 25

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign Deal To Boost $7.7trn Halal Economy

The Federal Government has inked a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company (HPDC) to make Nigeria a leading player in the global halal market valued at $7.7 trillion. At the signing of the deal in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima said the agreement is a…

27 Feb 25

Importers fret as Dangote lowers petrol price again

Importers of petroleum products have lamented the repeated reduction of petrol prices by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, The PUNCH reports. Some of the importers said dealers might be compelled to sell below their cost prices as consumers would only buy from where petrol is cheaper. On Wednesday, the Dangote refinery…

27 Feb 25

Unstable electricity hindering industrialisation in Nigeria – Dangote

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has hinged Nigeria’s industrialisation challenges on unstable electricity. Dangote said running a business abroad is 30 per cent cheaper than running the same business in Nigeria and other African countries due to stable electricity supply in developed countries. Africa’s richest man…

26 Feb 25

JUST IN: Dignitaries arrive for APC NEC meeting

Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are already gathering at the party National Secretariat for the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting slated for 11 am. Members of the committee started arriving as early as 8:30 am. All roads leading to the venue of the meeting at Blantyre Street…

26 Feb 25

JUST IN: We will no longer bear unpaid liabilities, FG warns States

The Federal Government has warned that it will no longer take responsibility for unpaid liabilities incurred by State Governments. To address this issue, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Dr. Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, urged States to plug revenue leakages to enhance revenue generation and collection. “This will ensure that…

26 Feb 25

Woman arrested over N523,600 ATM card fraud in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command said its operatives have arrested a female suspect allegedly involved in an Automated Teller Machine debit card swap worth over N500,000 in Port Harcourt. The command, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, identified the suspect as 35-year-old Blessing…

26 Feb 25

Police arrest pastor, one other for seven-year-old murder in Edo

The Edo State Police Command on Wednesday arrested two suspects, Pastor Ijebor Simon (45 years) and Destiny Okojabhole (23 years), over the murder of seven-year-old Evans Okojabhole. According to a statement by the state command PPRO, Moses Yamu, the incident was reported by the deceased father, John Okhojibole, of the…

25 Feb 25

NDA warns Kaduna residents ahead of shooting exercise

The Nigerian Defence Academy has warned residents of Afaka, Kauya, and Mando in Kaduna State to steer clear of its open range during an upcoming shooting exercise. The academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Muhammad Maidawa, announced in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Kaduna.…

Month: February 2025

FCCPC Directs MultiChoice To Suspend Fee Hike

Obasa Claims Meranda Agreed To Resign As Lagos Speaker

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign Deal To Boost $7.7trn Halal Economy

Importers fret as Dangote lowers petrol price again

Unstable electricity hindering industrialisation in Nigeria – Dangote

JUST IN: Dignitaries arrive for APC NEC meeting

JUST IN: We will no longer bear unpaid liabilities, FG warns States

Woman arrested over N523,600 ATM card fraud in Rivers

Police arrest pastor, one other for seven-year-old murder in Edo

NDA warns Kaduna residents ahead of shooting exercise

Presidency pushes back as Bakare, Kukah criticise Tinubu’s policies

BREAKING: Protests rock Jos over Plateau killings

BREAKING: Pope Francis dies at 88

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