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Marketers Will Pay Naira for Dangote Fuel -IPMAN

Aliko Dangote Refined petroleum products from the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery are to be sold in naira and not in the United States dollar as speculated in some quarters, oil marketers clarified on Monday. Dealers in the downstream oil sector also stated that the registration process for marketers at the refinery was still ongoing, as many operators had continued to register with the plant. It was further gathered that officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority were meeting with the management of the refinery to perfect the pricing template for products produced by the facility. On January 12, 2023, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced the commencement of production of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, and JetA1 or aviation fuel. The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, had in a statement issued by the firm, said, “We have started the production of diesel and aviation fuel, and the products will be in the market within this mon...

PDP sweeps Rivers rerun elections

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has swept the two pending State House of Assembly rerun elections held yesterday in Rivers State.

The rerun polls covered four Local Governments Areas of Gokana, Abua/Odual for Gokana state constituency, and Ahoada West, Opobo/Nkoro for Ahoada West state constituency.

In Ahoada West State Constituency, Hon. Okpokiri Nwanaka Okpokiri of the PDP was declared winner of the supplementary election.

Hon. Okpokiri Nwanaka Okpokiri polled 32, 574 to defeat, closest rival, Harry Osomuya of the Democratic Peoples Party, (DPP) who polled 3, 236.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, fielded no candidate in the election.

In Gokana State Constituency Rerun, Hon Dumle Maol of the PDP won the election landslide.

The PDP is dominating the Rivers state legislature and even the National Assembly seats for the state.

(Daily Post News Nigeria)

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