Tag: Price

29Oct By BobbyNo Comments

Celebs

Actor Williams Uchemba shares photos of his new look after he allowed his wife cut his hair

Actor Williams Uchemba has shared photos of a haircut his wife gave him. According to Williams who is in the UK, he has refused to visit the barbers because of the exorbitant price charged for a haircut. He said his wife watched youtube videos to take lessons on how to give a decent haircut. ''I haven’t had a decent haircut for almost a month and I have been wearing hoodies like a criminal( just kidding) . Yes I have been busy but the main reason I haven’t had a haircut is because the last times a white man touched my hair he collected £50 only to shame me. Now my wife said she wants to cut my hair( note: she has never touched clipper before), she has been watching YouTube video and somehow deep down in my heart I believe she can deliver. I have been thinking about it. Should I let ...

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10Oct By MosesianNo Comments

News

Cooking gas may rise to N10, 000 in December – Marketers warn

Marketers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas popularly known as cooking gas have warned that the price of cooking gas may increase to N10,000 by December 2021. With the 12.5kg currently selling for between N7,500 and N8,000, marketers are worried that supply shortage may see the price escalate to N10,000 in a few months. While speaking at a Pan-African forum, Platforms Africa on Saturday, October 9, LPG marketers said many Nigerians are back using firewood, sawdust, charcoal and other unrefined energy sources for cooking even though prices of those materials are also on the rise. The Executive Secretary of the National Association of LPG Marketers, Mr Bassey Essien, urged the government to review the recently introduced import charges and Value Added Tax. He said if the advice is not...

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21Sep By MosesianNo Comments

Celebs

“Souls being sold out here” Korede Bello talks about the price of fame

Korede Bello has started a discussion about the high price people are paying for fame. The singer took to Twitter to claim that people are selling their souls for fame. He tweeted: "The price of fame is at an all time high. Souls being sold out here."

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10Sep By MosesianNo Comments

Sport

Arteta tells Arsenal players to take COVID-19 vaccine

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has urged his players to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Arteta warned that “the team will pay the price” of another outbreak within the squad. Granit Xhaka became the latest member of the Gunners’ squad to test positive while away on international duty with Switzerland. This season alone, captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Willian and Alex Runarsson missed the start of the campaign after contracting the virus. The £50million summer signing Ben White was also ruled out of games against Chelsea and Manchester City due to his own positive test. “We are trying to explain all the reasons why we believe it is the right thing to do,” Arteta said. “How much it will protect first of all the club, secondly their teammates and the en...

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9Sep By MosesianNo Comments

News

Cows may cost N2m each if Lagos passes anti-grazing bill – Miyetti Allah

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has warned that the price of a cow could go up as high as N2 million if the Lagos State Government passes the proposed anti-open grazing law. Maikudi Usman who is the association’s zonal secretary for South-West gave the warning while speaking at the one-day public hearing organised by the state House of Assembly on the anti-open grazing bill in Lagos on Wednesday, September 8. According to Usman, ranching which is being proposed by the government is quite expensive when compared to open grazing. “If cattle are bred in one place, the price could go up to about two million naira each. We agreed with some local chiefs in other states that anyone who wants to rear cows in a location should register and should indicate when he i...

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30Aug By MosesianNo Comments

Sport

Chelsea’s move for Kounde collapses

Chelsea’s pursuit of Jules Kounde has fallen through, with the Premier League club unwilling to meet Sevilla’s new valuation. The Athletic reports that the LaLiga unexpectedly hiked Kounde’s price up. The 22-year-old appeared set to join the Blues this summer with Chelsea and Sevilla reaching an agreement over a £43million fee for the defender. However, the move is set to hit the rocks, with just hours before the summer window slams shut. Earlier reports had suggested that Sevilla’s new price for Kounde was £68.5m, which is much closer to his release clause. Others claim the price has increased by £12.8m. Chelsea have now decided not to increase their offer and will elect to stay with their current defensive options until the January transfer window. Despite selling Kur...

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25Aug By MosesianNo Comments

Sport

Mourinho Identifies another Chelsea player for Roma

AS Roma boss, Jose Mourinho is planning to make Ruben Loft-Cheek his second signing from his former club, Chelsea. The Portuguese boss is planning to raid Chelsea as he looks to strengthen his Roma squad for the new season. Reports in Italy said the Special One wants to bring Loftus-Cheek to the Serie A side. This is after the Italian side completed the signing of Tammy Abraham from Chelsea last week. Loftus-Cheek has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer after a disappointing loan spell at Fulham last season. Fulham was relegated from the Premier League and the England midfielder’s chances of forcing his way into Thomas Tuchel’s plans look very slim indeed. Corriere Dello Sport reports that Roma is interested, although tim...

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24Aug By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

Sport

Bayern Munich agree terms with Sabitzer but no deal yet as RB Leipzig demand €15m – and target Barca tearaway Moriba

The Bundesliga champions are debating whether to make an offer for the Austrian star, while their league rivals have lined up a replacement Bayern Munich have a verbal agreement with RB Leipzig star Marcel Sabitzer over a contract but the Bavarians have not decided whether to make a transfer bid, Goal and Spox can confirm. Sabitzer has entered the final season of his contract with Leipzig and would like to join Bayern, whose sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has been in close contact with Sabitzer's agent. However, Bayern have not yet decided whether they will meet Leipzig's €15 million (£13m/$18m) asking price for the Austrian midfielder.  

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26Jun By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

Sport

Juventus ready to listen to offers around €40m for defender Demiral

The Turkish centre-back could leave Turin this summer if another club were to meet the Italian giants' asking price Juventus could be convinced to sell defender Merih Demiral this summer if another club were to meet their valuation of the Turkish centre-back. Goal can confirm that Juve would be willing to consider offers of around €40 million (£35m/$48m) once the summer market opens. Demiral's representatives recently met with those in charge at the club to express their hope that the defender would have a big role under new coach Massimiliano Allegri, but Juve are unwilling to guarantee that right now.

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18Jun By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

Sport

Chelsea continue Hakimi hunt by offering Alonso and Zappacosta in attempt to reduce Inter asking price

The Blues have a lot of players they can offer to Simone Inzaghi's side, who are open to selling one star this summer to ease their financial worries Chelsea are still in talks with Inter over signing Achraf Hakimi during the summer window, and are offering to swap players to reduce the price. It is understood that Blues full backs Marcos Alonso and Davide Zappacosta are among the players being offered as make-weights. Alonso has been a long-term target for the Serie A giants, while Zappacosta has put himself in the shop window after a successful loan spell at Genoa. The swap is designed to encourage Inter to drop their £68.8m (€80m/$96m) asking price for the 22-year-old, and offload some unwanted players at the same time.

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13May By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

News

Insecurity: Imo residents groan over sudden hike in prices of goods

Residents of Imo State have lamented the sudden increase in prices of commodities, calling on the government to wade into the crisis. Some residents who spoke in a radio phone-in program aired by Oziza FM in Owerri, the state capital, blamed it on the sellers who, according to them, inflated prices to make outrageous profits. A sachet water distributor pointed out some reasons which led to the increase. He said the materials used in producing the bottles and sachets have become costly and scarce in the market, causing an increase in the cost of production. “If the cost of materials keeps skyrocketing, we will be left with no option than to increase the price of sachet water which is currently 200 to 300naira per bag,” he stated. The distributor who declined mentioning his name ...

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9May By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

Sport

Man Utd plan £90M bid as Kane wants Spurs to listen to offers

  Manchester United have been encouraged as Harry Kane wants Tottenham to listen to offers for him. The Sun says Kane is set to ask Tottenham owner Daniel Levy to listen to offers for him as United prepare a £90m bid for the striker, according to reports. The 27-year-old has previously hinted that he could move on from Spurs this summer should his side's situation not improve by the end of the season. Kane will not put in a transfer request at Tottenham but will make a personal appeal to the club to consider letting him go for the right price. The report also says the Red Devils are considering a £90million move for Kane, and while Spurs owner Levy values him at nearly double that price, the current coronavirus financial crisis in football makes holding out for such a f...

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7May By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

Sport

Kamaldeen Sulemana: Ghana wonderkid with ‘more potential than Neymar’ on Man Utd’s radar

  The 19-year-old forward has caught the eye in Danish football for FC Nordsjaelland, with his asking price already set at around £10 million While injuries limited his overall impact, it is fair to say that Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus has been one of Africa's breakout stars over the course of the European season. Once back to full fitness, Ghana international Kudus is expected to take on a key role in Amsterdam next term as the aim to secure a third successive Eredivisie title. And if the Dutch giants are keen begin building a base for some of Africa's top youngsters, then they will not have to look too far to find a player who is showing similar promise to Kudus in the early stages of his career.

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20Apr By MosesianNo Comments

News

There will be no Increase in ex-depot Price of Petrol in May – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there will be no increase in the ex-depot price (price marketers buy products from depot owners; it determines the pump price at filling stations) of Premium Motor spirit also known as petrol in May. Group Managing Director of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari gave the assurance at the end of a closed door meeting with Petroleum Transport Drivers (PTD), National Association of Road Transporters Owners (NARTO) and oil marketers in Abuja on Monday April 19. Mele said; “We want to inform oil marketing companies that NNPC will not increase the pump price of PMS in May. “I am giving the assurance and I ask Nigerians to go about their normal businesses; we have over 20 billion litres of petrol in our custody. “Many of you are awar...

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13Apr By MosesianNo Comments

Celebs

Friendship Kills the Business, it’s not a Must you will Produce a Movie when you Can’t Pay youe Cast – Actor Abimbola kazeem ‘Jigan’

Actor Abimbola Kazeem a.k.a Jigan has dished out an advice to his colleagues in the movie industry over payment of their cast. The actor who noted that not everyone should produce a movie, asked his friends in the movie industry to charge him because he will also name a price when invited for a movie role.  According to Jigan "friendship kills the business". He wrote; This is to my colleagues please if I call you for movie please I want you to charge me and if you also call me I am going to name my price , let’s stop using friendship to kill the business it’s not a must you produce a movie when you can’t pay your cast. Oremi oremi dey kill person oooo ( people Dey owe house rent )

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13Apr By dthataNo Comments

Business

Our Cement Price Is Lower In Nigeria Than Other Countries – Dangote

Management of Dangote Cement Plc has said yesterday that the price of its product per bag from the factory was between N2,450 in Obajana and Gboko, and N2,510 in Ibese, inclusive of VAT. The clarification came against the backdrop recent insinuations that the company sells cement in Nigeria at significantly higher prices relative to other countries, particularly Ghana and Zambia. Dangote’s Group Executive Director, Strategy, Portfolio Development & Capital Projects, Devakumar Edwin, who gave the clarification at an interface with journalists in Lagos, revealed that while a bag of cement sells for an equivalent of $5.1, including VAT in Nigeria, it sells for $7.2 in Ghana and $5.95 in Zambia ex-factory, inclusive of all taxes. He said that though the company has direct cont...

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7Apr By MosesianNo Comments

Lifestyle

Price of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s figurine slashed after it fails to sell to Brits

The price of the limited edition wedding figurines of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been slashed after a world-famous ceramics maker couldn't sell them. Royal Doulton put the Duke and Duchess of Sussex-style figures up for a whopping £195 after making 1,000 of the carefully handcrafted limited edition design to mark the couple's marriage in 2018. But it has been forced to cut the price after they failed to sell. The famous ceramics company is now selling the figurines for £146, which is £49, less than their original asking price, The Scottish Sun reports. Figurines of Prince William and Kate Middleton on their wedding day are still being sold on the company's website. The mini ceramics are being sold for up to £225 online — more than £50 higher than their original price....

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18Mar By MosesianNo Comments

News

It Takes One to Know One – Putin Reacts to Biden Calling him a Killer

Russia's President, Vladmir Putin has reacted to US President Joe Biden calling him a killer and saying that he would “pay a price” for 2020 US election interference. When asked about Biden’s comments during a video call on Thursday March 18,  that was aired on Russian state TV, Putin said he wished his counterpart in Washington good health and was saying that "without irony", but charged that the comments reflected America's own troubled past. The Russian leader who praised the American people, said the legacy of slavery and the country's treatment of Native Americans weighed heavily on its dealings abroad. He added that for Biden to call him a killer, it takes one to know one. Putin said; "In the history of every people, every state, there are a lot of hard, dramatic and bl...

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16Mar By MosesianNo Comments

News

Department of Petroleum Resources Seals 5 Filling Stations for Overpricing in Ilorin

Five filling stations in Ilorin, Kwara state's capital were on Tuesday March 16, sealed by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for various offences including over-pricing and under-dispensing. Controller, Ilorin field office of the DPR, Engineer Sule Yusuf said the affected filling stations were part of 35 filling stations monitored by officials of the agency across the metropolis. Yusuf said; “We observed that operators seem to be taking laws into their hands by selling over what government has allowed them to sell, especially, for Petrol. ”We’ve been going out to monitor before, and we’ll continue to do that. “Today is just special because we’re out to monitor price, quality, quantity and pump efficiency. “Two teams of the DPR officials went out this morning i...

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12Mar By MosesianNo Comments

News

PPPRA Puts new petrol Pump Price at N212.61 Per Litre

Eleven days after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) released a statement saying that there will be no increase in petrol pump price in March, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has fixed the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, at N212.61 per litre, for the month of March. According to the PPPRA’s PMS guiding price released to stakeholders, the N212.61 price is supposed to commence from March 1st and run till March 31st, 2021. However, indications in the oil sector suggest that the Federal government through the NNPC has resumed subsidizing the product as it is still been sold at an average of N170 in petrol stations across the country   NNPC is said to be spending an average of N42 to subsidise a litre o...

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8Mar By MosesianNo Comments

Sport

David Moyes tells Chelsea, Man Utd how Much Declan Rice will Cost

West Ham manager, David Moyes, has insisted he would only sell Declan Rice for more than £100m. Rice has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea and Manchester United since last summer. And according to Moyes, the club does not need Champions League football next season to keep the 22-year-old. Hammers co-owner, David Sullivan, is understood to value Rice at around an eye-watering nine-figure sum. But Moyes said: “I don’t agree with the owners that Declan Rice is a £100m footballer. Far, far more than £100m. Far, far more “I look at the players who have joined some clubs from overseas and come in and nowhere near had the impact Declan Rice would have “I certainly wouldn’t put a price on it. You can decide which figure you want to put on it but I wouldn’t be sanctioni...

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1Mar By MosesianNo Comments

News

No Increase in Petrol Price in March – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dismissed reports that there will be an increment in the ex-depot price of petrol in March, 2021. A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, stated that the Corporation was not contemplating any raise in the price of petrol in March in order not to jeopardize ongoing engagements with organized labour and other stakeholders on an acceptable framework that will not expose the ordinary Nigerian to any hardship. Obateru in the statement cautioned petroleum products marketers not to engage in an arbitrary price increase or hoarding of petrol in order not to create artificial scarcity and unnecessary hardship for Nigerians. The Corporation further stated that it has enough st...

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17Feb By MosesianNo Comments

News

No plan to increase fuel price in February – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied plans of increasing fuel price from February. NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru who reacted to speculation of petrol selling above the official N162 per litre, told The Nation that there was no imminent upward review.  Obateru also allayed fears of scarcity of the product by saying that NNPC has a stock of petrol that can last over 40 days. He further urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to clampdown on the marketers hoarding petrol. He said;  “NNPC has not increased its ex-depot price. I am certain that NNPC is not likely to increase its ex-depot price in February.“We have sufficiency for almost forty something days. If people are hoarding or increasing their...

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15Jan By BobbyNo Comments

News

Nigeria records highest jump in food inflation since 2016

Nigeria’s food inflation increased by 1.26 percent from 18.30 percent in November 2020 to 19.56 percent in December. This is according to the December 2020 consumer price index/inflation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Friday, Jan 15, 2021. This is the highest jump in food inflation since May 2016 when it rose from 13.19 percent in April of that year to 14.86 percent. The NBS said the increase in food inflation was caused by increases in prices of bread and potatoes, yam and other tubers, meat, fruits, vegetable, fish and oils and fats. According to the report, the all items index which measures inflation increased from 14.87 percent in November to 15.75 percent in December. This represents an increase of 0.86 percentage points.

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2Dec By dthataNo Comments

News

Hoarders In Trouble As Nigerian Rice Processors Slash Price To N19,000 Per Bag

The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria, RIPAN, has agreed to slash the price of 50kg bag of processed rice to N19,000 effective December 14, 2020. We gathered the current market price ranges from N28,000 to N30,000 per bag. The decision is coming after hike in rice prices occasioned by hoarding and closure of the nation’s land borders by the Buhari administration towards boosting self-sufficiency. Since the ban on rice import, some persons have been engaging in buying and storing the paddy, making huge profits. Worried by the rising prices, the RIPAN in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Tuesday set up task force headed by the Managing Director of Tiamin Rice, Aminu Ahmed, to monitor and ensure compliance with the new price regime. In an intervie...

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23Sep By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Buhari Orders Reduction In Price Of Fertilizer From N5,500 To N5000

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reduction of the cost of fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 naira per bag. The reduction was announced by the Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council and the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu. He disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House reporters in Abuja after the council met with the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. Bagudu explained that the Federal Government’s decision to reduce the price was to ensure food security in the country. “You are a living witness to the trend in the country. Before the program, fertilizer was sold for between N8,000 to N12,000 in 2016 and when we started the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, it was brought down to N5,500 that is the NPK and this ...

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2Sep By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Buhari Expresses Worry Over High Price Of Food Items

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the concern of his administration over the sudden spiral of food prices in the country. President Buhari in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja Wednesday, regretted that the increase in prices of food came at a time when the economy was already mired in a slowdown occasioned by the global coronavirus situation. The President assured Nigerians that the situation was transient as his administration had already begun looking and putting in place measures to ameliorate the situation. According to the statement, “While Providence has been kind to us with the rains and as such an expectation that a bumper harvest would lead to crashing of food prices and ease the burdens on the p...

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31May By BobbyNo Comments

Sport

Chelsea remain ahead of Arsenal in Coutinho loan battle

Chelsea remain favourites to land Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho, despite new attempts from Arsenal. The Daily Express says Chelsea have emerged as favourites to land Brazilian playmaker Coutinho after Bayern Munich opted not to exercise an option to buy. The former Liverpool man has spent the second half of this season on loan at the German giants, but they aren't interested in meeting the £110million asking price. Barca are willing to take a massive hit on the £105m they paid upfront for the 27-year-old and could accept as little as £80m. But the coronavirus crisis means that few clubs will be willing to invest such large sums in players after being starved of income for almost three months. Frank Lampard is in the market for a big-name signing and Coutinho is a pl...

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21Apr By BobbyNo Comments

News

US oil price closes at -$37.63/barrel

Oil prices ended New York trading in the negative on Monday for the first time ever, as a supply glut forced traders to pay others to take the commodity. With space to store oil scarce, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for May delivery ended trading at -$37.63 a barrel ahead of Tuesday’s close for futures contracts — when traders who buy and sell the commodity for profit would have had to take physical posession of it. Vanguard earlier reported that the US benchmark crude oil price collapsed on Monday, falling to one cent a barrel amid an epic supply glut caused largely by the coronavirus pandemic’s hit to demand. After beating the record low multiple times, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery continued to sink to the unheard of price of a penny a barrel, before inc...

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19Apr By BobbyNo Comments

Celebs

Marry Me Now Before My Bride Price Shoots Up – Tiwa Savage

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has taken to social media to toot her own horn. According to the single mom of one, she is just not a pretty face, but a pretty face that can cook well. Tiwa captioned the video; I ain’t just a pretty face. Damn I just did that. Marry me now o cause my bride price is going up. ”Music: #LetThemKnow @youngjonn ft @tiwasavage and @joeboyofficial out on the 23rd Shout out my video director/editor @traficbabz藍 @mekkamillions you get NO credit e get why.”   View this post on Instagram   Slide ➡️➡️➡️ #LetThemKnow I ain’t just a pretty face. Damn I just did that ??? marry me now o cause my bride price is going up ??? Music: #LetThemKnow @youngjonn ft @tiwasavage and @...

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18Apr By dthataNo Comments

News

“We Will Increase Our Price After The Pandemic, We’re Now Popular” – Famous Ghanaian Coffin Bearers

The now-well known moving pallbearers bunch have uncovered they would expand their charges after the pandemic fades away. The moving pallbearers got one of the most well known image symbols via web-based networking media as they were utilized as a methods for entertainment for individuals everywhere throughout the world in these troublesome COVID times. In their first meeting since their newly discovered acclaim, the gathering drove by one Benjamin Aidoo uncovered that they have begun getting brings from everywhere throughout the world because of the blast of popularity they got lately. The pioneer said after the pandemic is finished, they are unquestionably going to build their costs to coordinate with the new degree of interest welcomed on by their acclaim. Aidoo said...

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15Apr By dthataNo Comments

News

60 Nigerian Oil Cargoes Unsold Despite Price Cut

A total of 60 Nigerian crude oil cargoes have not been sold despite the reduction of the official selling prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. A glut of Nigerian and Angolan crude weighed on the market on Tuesday with demand from China slower than in the last few weeks, Reuters reports. “It’s a buyer’s market right now,” one trader was quoted as saying, adding that nothing was shifting. According to Reuters, the glut of unsold Nigerian oil was around 60 cargoes for April and May, and cargoes of Qua Iboe and Bonny Light crude continued to be offered at around dated Brent minus $3. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was reported in March to have cut its April official selling prices for Bonny Light and Qua Iboe, two of the nation’s major grades, by ...

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13Apr By dthataNo Comments

News

Petrol Price Could Further Drop By N8/Litre, Marketers Clarifies

The pump price of petrol could drop further by between N5 and N8 per litre, operators in the downstream oil sector have said. According to oil marketers, the crash in crude oil price warranted the recent slashes in petrol price by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency. They noted that the current PMS cost of N123.5/litre to N125/litre could drop further when other operators join the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to start importing products. Senior officials of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, however, noted that this would happen when every downstream petrol importer begins to access the dollar at the same rate with NNPC. The Chairman, Board of Trustees, I...

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1Apr By BobbyNo Comments

News

Oil price slump: FG further slashes fuel price to N123.50 per litre

The Federal Government, Tuesday, further slashed the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, to N123.50 per litre, with effect from April 1, 2020, from N125 per litre. The new price, which would last throughout the month of April, was coming on the back of a continuous decline in the price of crude oil in the international market. In a statement in Abuja, Tuesday night, Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, Mr. Abdulkadir Saidu, stated that the new price was in line with the approval of the Federal Government for a monthly review of of the price of petrol. He said, “PPPRA, in line with the Government approval for a monthly review of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump price, hereby announces Guiding PMS pump price of N123.50...

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5Mar By Czar Owolabi MarcusNo Comments

Sport

‘The number is $600m’ – Floyd Mayweather names his price for Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov fights

Flamboyant retired boxer, Floyd Mayweather has named his price for his 2020 comeback, demanding $600million to fight UFC stars, Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.   The undefeated American who last defeated McGregor in a big money fight that saw him made a whopping $300m in August 2017, is set to make a return to action.    Earlier this year,  Mayweather appeared to confirm a rematch with Conor McGregor after sharing a poster of the pair with "Mayweather vs McGregor 2 2020". According to Mirror UK, the flamboyant boxer is working with UFC chief Dana White to decide his rematch with McGregor or a bout with his Russian UFC rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. Speaking at an event at London's York Hall, promoted by DKM Promotions, Mayweather said: "Like we talked about ...

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11Feb By dthataNo Comments

Celebs

My Price Just Went Up! – DJ Cuppy

The daughter of famous Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, recently made what some may call a humble brag on her social media page. She shared a picture of her visit to the New York Stock Exchange, while sharing her thoughts on how much value she has gained over the years by using a term that is common among stock traders. She explained that her stock price has increased. We all know DJ Cuppy likes to have fun and entertain her millions of fans when she is not attending to her job as a DJ or working on one song or the other. The jovial singer loves to share her thoughts on life and living in a funny way, while also sharing pictures of her many trips around the world. A couple of months ago, she shared a video which showed her ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exc...

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8Feb By dthataNo Comments

Sport

Man Utd Cut Down Pogba’s Asking Price In Order To Offload Him

PAUL POGBA has been given the green light to leave Manchester United. And the fed-up Old Trafford hierarchy are now ready to sell him for £150million. They would have let him go last summer but a fee of £180m put off Real Madrid and Juventus. Now Pogba, 26, and his agent Mino Raiola have been told he can leave at the end of the season as long as their demands are met. Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the board believe it is best to part ways. While Pogba does not believe he can win titles or the Champions League at United during what should be the prime of his career. Agent Raiola has also ruffled Old Trafford figures with disparaging comments about the club. United now accept the circus surrounding the French World Cup winner is having a detrimental effect on boss Solskjaer...

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25Jan By dthataNo Comments

News

VAT: Ikeja Electric Announces Price Hike In MAP Meters

One of the leading electricity distribution companies in Nigeria, Ikeja Electric Plc, has announced an upward review in the prices of meters sold to customers under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) introduced by federal government. In a notice to its customers on Friday, the energy firm said it was increasing the price for procuring the MAP meters as a result of the hike in the Value Added Tax (VAT) from Saturday, February 1, 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed a Finance Bill into law, approving the upward review of VAT to 7.5 percent from 5 percent from next weekend. Ikeja Electric explained that the increase in the price of MAP meters is to reflect the new VAT hike. For the single-phase meter, the new price is N39,765.86, while the three-phase meter now costs N72,08...

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25Nov By dthataNo Comments

News

Rice Price Rises By 29.41%, In Two Months Following Border Closure

Price of rice, a staple consumed during festivities in Nigeria, has risen by over 29.41 per cent since July, along with other foodstuffs. This is even as Christmas is just a few weeks away, Anna Okon reports Before August 28 when the Nigeria Customs Service closed the borders against her neighbours, the price of rice was N17,000 per 50-kilogramme bag, having risen from N14, 000 a few months before. Currently the price of foreign parboiled rice, has gone up to between N22, 000 and N30, 000, findings by our correspondent have shown. Also, the price of local rice that is positioned to replace foreign ones on Nigeria’s dietary palate has also gone up. It was gathered that the local rice at Bodija market in Ibadan, Oyo State, was being sold for N20, 000 per 50kg bag and N16, 000...

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22Oct By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Communications Minister, Isa Pantami Asks Telcos To Slash Data Price

Isa Pantami, minister of communications, has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to work with the telecommunications service providers to reduce the price of data. According to Yusuf Abubakar, an aide of the minister, Pantami gave the directive to the regulator when he received a report on the implementation of the ministry’s short-term performance targets. Abubakar said Pantami expressed dismay that despite the high cost of data, Nigerians do not enjoy good internet services. “According to the report from a UK-based price comparison website – Cable, Nigeria is not among the top 10 African countries with low average price of data, a position the Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami, finds worrisome considering the fact that the country has over 174 mill...

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21Oct By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Price Of Rice Will Reduce To N9,000 In 3 Weeks – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced that the price of rice in Nigeria will crash to N9,000 in about 3 weeks time. Buhari while speaking through his media aide, Lauretta Onochie on her social media told Nigerians to expect a crash in price of rice. She instead of paying N25,000 for a bag of foreign rice, Nigerians will be paying N9,000 only and save N16,000 for other needs. The media aide to the president boasts for the government despite the hike in price of rice and Turkey in Nigeria. It would be recalled that the Nigerian Custom Service closed the neighbouring border few weeks ago on the order of the President Buhari. She wrote: “Rice addicts like me, should expect a crash in the commodity’s price to about ₦9,000 per 50kg bag in 3 weeks, as rice farm...

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25Jul By BobbyNo Comments

Entertainment

Man shares hilarious tweet about the price of foreign dogs

Lol. Nigerians are not smiling.

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23Jul By BobbyNo Comments

Sport

Liverpool want £3m for Ejaria as midfielder seeks Anfield exit

The midfielder spent the second half of last season on loan with Reading but is now facing a permanent departure from the Reds Liverpool will allow Ovie Ejaria to leave on a permanent basis this summer – but only if their asking price of £3m ($3.7m) is met. The midfielder has been left in limbo this summer, training and playing with the Reds’ Under-23 side having been left out of the senior team’s tour of the USA. Ejaria spent the second half of last season on loan at Reading, and the Championship outfit were keen to extend that deal for the coming campaign.

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20Jul By BobbyNo Comments

Uncategorized

Asari Dokubo Asks Herdsmen To Leave Southern Nigeria

Asari Dokubo, former Niger Delta militant leader, has called on indigines from the South-South and South-East to return home following threats from Coalition of Northern Groups, asking the herdsmen in South-South to also leave the zone. The former Militant leader stated this while reacting to the comments made by the Coalition of Northern Groups and the Northern Elders Forum, NEF. Recall that on Wednesday July 17th members of the Northern Elders Forum and the Coalition of the Northern Groups asked Fulani herdsmen to leave the Southern part of Nigeria to the North where their safety can be guaranteed. President Buhari has since asked the herdsmen to ignore the order. Speaking during a meeting with leaders of Niger Delta states, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday July 19th, A...

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25Apr By BobbyNo Comments

News

Man is Jailed for Rape After he Removed his Condom During Sex with a Prostitute

A man has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after he removed a condom while having sex with a prostitute. Lee Hogben, 35, was accused of raping his victim by removing a condom against her consent mid-intercourse. She told him "I don’t do that – please no" when he took off the condom but he threatened her as she tried to wriggle free. Lee contacted the sex worker online through an adult work website where she specifically stated that clients must wear protection. They met at the Royal Bath Hotel in his hometown Bournemouth, Dorset, on January 19 last year after agreeing on a price for two hours. However, he went against all the laid down conditions. First, he had sex with her without protection. Second, he never paid her for her services. Prosecutor Jodie Mittell said Hogbe...

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16Apr By dthataNo Comments

News

The New International Passport Will Commence On April 29 – Price & How To Apply

The Nigeria Immigration Service will commence the issuance of the much awaited New International Passport on the 29th April, 2019. With the new passport, you can get up to 10 years validity as against the outgoing one that has a maximum validity of 5 years. The new passport which will now be applied for and paid for online, has also added a new mandatory requirement that must be provided by all applicants. The new requirement is the National Identification Number (NIN) and it will be provided in addition to the existing requirements like passport photographs, birth certificates, marriage certificates/newspaper publication, Local Government letter of identification, letter of consent for minors under 16 years, police report incase of lost passport amongst others. Categories - 32 page...

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18Feb By BobbyNo Comments

News

Fuel Price Slashed, See Amount

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members to cut down the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol  from N145 to N140. In a statement on Sunday, IPMAN noted that it was due to the postponement of the 2019 elections. The National President of the association, Chinedu Okoronkwo, represented by Northwest Zonal chairman of the association, Bashir Tahir said this in Kano. “We urged all our members across Nigeria to immediately reduce the price of petroleum pump price from N145 to N140 as directed,” he said. “This is because of the political situation that hit the country after INEC suddenly announced the postponement of Presidential and National Assembly elections after Nigerians were fully prepa...

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28Nov By BobbyNo Comments

News

FG, States, LGs Share N788.139bn for October

The federal, states and local governments Wednesday shared a total of N788.139 billion for the month of October as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting ended in Kaduna. The N788.139 billion shared is higher than the N698.710 billion shared the previous month (September). The Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Mr. Paul Ella Abechi, in a statement said the breakdown of the figures released by the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) shows that the federal government got N284.396 billion, state governments, (N144.249) while the 774 local governments received N111.210 billion. Oil mineral producing states received N58.092 under the 13 per cent derivation principle while N84.214 billion was disbursed under the Cost of Collection/Transfers/FIRS ref...

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26Nov By BobbyNo Comments

News

Cigarette Sales In S. Korea Keep Falling In 2018

Cigarette sales in South Korea kept falling this year on higher price and the government-led anti-smoking campaign, a Government report showed on Monday. Cigarette smoking The number of 20-cigarette packs sold here was 28.98 million for the first 10 months of this year, down 1.9 per cent from the same period of 2017, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. The monthly average cigarette sale tumbled from 3.63 million in 2014 to 2.77 million in 2015 as the cigarette price rose by 80 per cent to 4,500 won (4 U.S. dollars) per pack. The monthly average figure gained to 3.05 million in 2016, but it declined to 2.94 million in 2017 as the government ordered tobacco companies to put graphic warnings on the upper part of both cigarette packs beginning December 2016. T...

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24Nov By dthataNo Comments

News

Price Of Cooking Gas, Diesel, Kerosene Increased In October – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said the average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) increased by 0.8% year-on-year and decreased by -0.1% month-on-month. According to the reports made available to Brand Spur Nigeria by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the price of petrol decreased to N147.20 in September 2018 from N147.30 in August 2018. The report reviewed states with the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) to include Kebbi (N155.24), Benue (N153.33) & Taraba (N153.00). It also named KatsinaN143 (N144.45), Jigawa N144.29) & Sokoto (N144.20) as states with the lowest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol). According to the report, the average price paid by consumers for automotive gas oil (diesel) increased...

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