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Breaking: APC leads in Edo gov poll, wins 10 LGs, PDP takes 6, two more to go

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Breaking: APC leads in Edo gov poll, wins 10 LGs, PDP takes 6, two more to go

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results from 16 of the 18 local government areas of the governorship election for Edo State conducted on Saturday.

In the declared results at the state collation centre in Benin, the All Progressives Congress is ahead winning in 10 of the 16 LGAs, leaving the remaining six local governments for the Peoples Democratic Party.

The Labour Party is yet to win any of the local government but it has maintained a distant third.

Edo State has 18 local government areas.

The results announcement at the state collation centre is currently on break.

The Returning Officer of the Edo governorship election, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, who is vice-chancellor at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced the break.

This, he said, was to await the two remaining local governments’ results.

The three main contenders in the election are Monday Okpebholo of the APC, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP, and Olumide Akpata of the LP.

The collation of results is expected to resume at 5pm today.

The results so far at a glance:

Etsako West LG

APC: 32,107

LP: 2,116

PDP: 17,483

 

Etsako Central LG

APC: 11,906

LP: 381

PDP: 8,455

 

Etsako East LG

APC: 20,167

LP: 604

PDP: 9,683

 

Owan West LG

APC: 19,380

LP: 446

PDP: 14,189

 

Orhionmwon LG

APC: 16,059

LP: 556

PDP: 14,614

 

Ovia South-West LG

APC:10,150

LP: 849

PDP: 10,260

 

Esan North-East LG

APC: 10,648

LP: 194

PDP: 12,522

 

Esan Central LG

APC: 10,990

LP: 418

PDP: 8,618

 

Akoko Edo LG

APC: 34,847

LP: 2,239

PDP: 15,865

 

Egor LG

APC: 16,760

LP: 1,966

PDP: 14,658

 

Esan South-East LG

APC: 8,398

LP: 98

PDP: 14,199

 

Ovia North-East LG

APC: 13,225

LP: 1,675

PDP: 15,311

 

Uhunmwonde LG

APC: 8,776

LP: 767

PDP: 9,339

 

Owan West LG

APC: 12,277

LP: 201

PDP: 11,284

 

Esan West LG

APC: 12,952

LP: 342

PDP: 11,004

 

Igueben LG

APC: 5,907

LP: 494

PDP: 8,470.

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Nigeria saves $20bn from subsidy removal – Finance Minister Edun

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Wale Edun, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has declared that the country has saved $20 billion by eliminating the petrol subsidy and adopting market-based foreign exchange pricing.

He made this disclosure at an event in Abuja marking the first 100 days in office of Esther Walso-Jack, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.

Edun stated, “When there was a subsidy on the PMS and on foreign exchange, they collectively cost five percent of the GDP.

“Assuming GDP was $400 billion on average, five percent of that is $20 billion—funds that could now go into infrastructure, health, social services, and education.”

He explained that the savings were being redirected into developmental projects. He said, “The real change is that no one can wake up and target cheap funding or forex from the central bank to enrich themselves without adding value. “Similarly, profiteering from the inefficient petrol subsidy regime is no longer possible.”

President Bola Tinubu officially ended the petrol subsidy regime on May 29, 2023.

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Crude-for-naira deal: NNPC fails to deliver agreed crude oil – Dangote refinery

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Crude-for-naira deal: NNPC fails to deliver agreed crude oil – Dangote refinery

The Lagos-based mega Dangote refinery has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of failing to meet its crude oil supply obligations under the naira-for-crude agreement.

Edwin Devakumar, the Vice President of the Dangote Group, disclosed this in a statement reported by Reuters.

Devakumar explained that the national oil company had committed to supplying the refinery with a minimum of 385,000 barrels per day (bpd) under the crude-for-naira deal.

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However, he alleged that the NNPC is falling short of this commitment.

According to Reuters, Devakumar characterized the volume of crude currently supplied by NNPC Limited as “peanut,” though he did not specify the exact amount.

“We need 650,000 barrels per day, and NNPC Ltd agreed to supply a minimum of 385,000 bpd, but they are not even delivering that,” Devakumar stated.

 

Crude-for-naira deal: NNPC fails to deliver agreed crude oil – Dangote refinery

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Tinubu restructures media team, says no individual presidential spokesman

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President Bola Tinubu has reorganised his media team, re-designating the positions of his two recently appointed special advisers  for media and communications.

This is contained in a statement released on Monday night by his Special Adviser on Media and Strategies, Bayo Onanuga.

He said Sunday Dare, the special adviser on public communication and national orientation, is now the special adviser on media and public communications.

Onanuga added that Daniel Bwala, announced last week as a special adviser on media and public communication, will now function as the special adviser on policy communication.

“These appointments, along with the existing role of special adviser, information and strategy, underscore that there is no single individual spokesperson for the presidency,” the statement read.

There had been some confusion as Onanuga, designated as special adviser on communication and strategy, had been the presidential spokesman since the exit of Ngelale Ajuri, who was special adviser on media and publicity.

However, on Monday, Bwala announced himself as the presidential spokesperson.

“Today, I resumed officially as the Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications/Spokesperson (State House). I am happy to have joined a meeting of the robust and fantastic communication team of Mr. President. I love the existing unity among the team and hope we can leverage on that even for more synergy,” he wrote on his X handle.

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