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Implicating Documents revealing Alahaji Aliko Dangote’s half brother as part of the sect importing substandard Petroleum from Malta to Nigeria has been uncovered by Journalist.

The Documents obtained show that MRS Oil & Gas Co. Limited, owned by Sayyu Dantata, half-brother of billionaire Aliko Dangote, imports premium motor spirit (PMS) or fuel into Nigeria from Malta.

Dantata is the founder and CEO of MRS Holdings Ltd, formerly known as MRS Group.

Recall that Alahaji Aliko Dangote himself was the one who raised alarm on the Importation of substandard PMS from Malta by some individuals in Nigerian National Petroleum Commission Limited (NNPCL).

He alleged that these NNPC officials had established a refinery in Malta, from which they import inferior fuel into Nigeria in other to sabotage his own rifenery.

He said, “Even at 650,000 bpm and 700,000 bpm that we are producing was a better quality than what was imported. And I am sure most of you will have problems with your vehicle because of the bad fuel that were imported into the country, I still stand by what I said

Indeed, Nigeria’s petroleum imports from Malta skyrocketed to $2.8 billion in 2023, a stark contrast to the previous years: $0 between 2017 and 2022, and a negligible $13.32 million in 2016.

Meanwhile, documents obtained have revealed that Dangote’s half-brother has also been importing fuel from Malta, showing Nigeria’s big players in the petroleum industry have been importing refined fuel from the European country.

One of the documents dated March 4, 2024, is a letter from Moyosola Kuku, General Manager of Risk Management at MRS & Oil Co. Limited, addressed to the Managing Director of NNPCL.

The letter, titled ‘Submission of Shipping/Cargo Documents for Petroleum Product Delivery MT AETHER/SUB with Laycan 17th-19th February 2024,’ provides evidence of fuel importation by MRS from Malta.

The letter from Moyosola Kuku, GM Risk Management at MRS & Oil Co. Limited, referenced attached original documents related to MT AETHER, including: Marine Insurance (Mother Vessel); letter from supplier; bill of lading; certificate of quantity; certificate of quality before loading; certificate of quality after loading; master receipt; notice of readiness loadport; vessel survey report before and after loading; ullage report before and after loading; bunker survey report (fuel oil & diesel oil); cargo pumping log; time log and VEF.

These documents provide detailed information about the fuel shipment.

Also, in a letter addressed to the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) dated March 4, 2024, and signed by Moyosola Kuku, the MRS Oil & Gas Co. Limited General Manager, Risk Management, the firm confirmed the purchase of fuel from OPL Malta.

Part of the letter titled ‘Letter of Advice on Trade to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’, reads, “We, MRS Oil & Gas Co. Ltd, with registered address No 2, Tincan Island Port Road, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria.

“We hereby confirm that MRS Oil & Gas Co. Ltd purchased 91,219.232 Mt Vac of unleaded gasoline 91 Ron from PETROCAM DMCC, which was loaded at the port of OPL Malta, onto vessel MT AETHER with bill of loading dated 19/02/2024…

“In line with the February 2024 spot gasoline supply contract, we subsequently sold full cargo on board MT AETHER (91,219.232 MTV) to NNPC for delivery Offshore Lagos.”

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has given his approval for a new monthly minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the state and local government.

The state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Emmanuel Fashe, stated that the decision was made during a meeting on Monday afternoon with leaders of organised labour.

Speaking with reporters after the meeting, Fashe revealed that state government employees will receive the new wage this month, while local government workers will see the increase starting next month.

He explained that the new wage will be implemented using the same consequential adjustment table used in 2019 for the previous N32,000 minimum wage, pending the release of updated guidelines from the National Salaries, Wages, and Income Commission.

“Whatever the worker was getting as present national minimum wage of N32,000 as it applies to Adamawa state, that same will be applied in terms of percentages in implementation of the new minimum wage,” Fashe said.

He said Fintiri accepted the N70,000 new minimum wage even before the release of the table from the National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission because he is keen on the welfare of workers.

Barrister Niyi Ijalaye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State, has passed away.

He reportedly slumped and died in his hotel room in Abuja on Monday evening.

The incident occurred shortly after Ijalaye attended a meeting of RECs at the INEC headquarters.

The meeting, chaired by INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, focused on the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as discussions on seven vacant seats in the National and State Assemblies.

Ijalaye had been in high spirits during the meeting and was seen in photos posted by the Commission, dressed in a blue-striped kaftan and a red cap.

However, he reportedly retired to his hotel room at the Bon Octagon Hotel in the Federal Capital Territory, where the incident took place.

The cause of Ijalaye’s death has not been officially disclosed. He was posted to Ogun State in March 2022, following the transfer of Olusegun Agbaje to Lagos State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not yet released an official statement regarding Ijalaye’s death. His passing has come as a shock, and the circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear.

Tragedy struck in Sokoto State as four military personnel who were part of Operation Hadarin Daji, were killed in an ambush by terrorists in the Bachaka Kurya Forest, located in the Gudu Local Government Area.

Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, confirmed the incident in a statement released in Abuja on Monday.

The ambush took place near the Nigeria-Niger border. The military authorities said in the ensuing firefight, several terrorists were killed, and troops recovered weapons and ammunition.

The statement added, “The corpses of the killed terrorist reveal that it was perpetrated by a terror group from Niger Republic known a Lakurawa. Sadly, 4 of own personnel were killed in the encounter.“The remaining of the terror group escaped into Niger Republic. Troops are however in pursuit to find and destroy the terrorist.”