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FG, Labour Talks: NNPC Given One Week To Review Fuel Price

Petrol pump
Federal Government and organised labour have resolved to give the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) one week within which to consider a reversal of the pump price of petrol, aRead More

NERC: We Capped Estimated Billing To Protect Power Consumers

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
FG hands over Afam Power Plant to Transcorp The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) yesterday stated that the Federal Government introduced the capping order on estimated billing for unmetered customersRead More

Buhari Seeks Better Deal From OPEC For Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to consider the burden of Nigeria with a large number of poor people when sharing oil production cuts.Read More

Ehanire: Nigeria Loses $2bn Annually To Medical Tourism

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, yesterday lamented that the country loses about $2 billion in foreign exchange annually to medical tourism. Ehanire, however, added that the federal governmentRead More

Protect Nigerian Businesses In Your Country, Lawan Tells S/Africa

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan yesterday urged the South African authorities to reciprocate the Nigerian Government’s gesture by ensuring that the business interests of Nigerians in South Africa were secured. HeRead More

ICPC Detains NABDA DG, Akpa, Over N400m Intervention Fund

The acting Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency, Prof. Alex Akpa
The acting Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency, Prof. Alex Akpa, has landed in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission for allegedly defraudingRead More

15-month Border Closure: Manufacturers Fault FG, Committee Report Ready For Buhari

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed
Prolonged border closure discourages long-term investments – MAN Export Group Preferential opening of borders shows government’s decision political, says don President to get presidential committee’s report on land border reopeningRead More

CACOVID Plans 4m Jobs, N150bn Youth Devt Scheme

Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID)
To rebuild damaged stations, equip police with N100bn The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has unfolded plans to commit over N150 billion to set up and implement a youth development programmeRead More

FG Engages UK Government Over Parliamentarians’ Threat of Sanction

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama
Following the resolution of the United Kingdom parliamentarians for sanctions against top Nigerian officials and security agents involved in alleged violation of #EndSARS protesters’ rights, the Federal Government yesterday saidRead More

Shareholders: FG’s Plan To Hijack N200bn Unclaimed Dividends Illegal

Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria
Shareholders have said the plan by the Federal Government to take over the N200billion unclaimed dividends through the establishment of Unclaimed Dividend Trust Fund is unconstitutional and void to resistRead More