The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and other stakeholders in the oil sector to resolve the ongoing fuel crisis.
Read More »13 Percent Derivation Fund: Edo Only Received N2.1bn, Obaseki Replies Wike
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said the state has so far received N2.1billion from federal government out of its N28 billion share of the 13 percent derivation fund.
Read More »Naira Redesign: Nigerians Will Fill Uncountable Forms To Withdraw Large Amounts – Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the apex bank will henceforth take cashless policy seriously, noting that people will fill countless forms and provide their data before they can withdraw large amounts.
Read More »I Will Sell Refineries To Businessmen If Elected President, Atiku Insists
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has restated his plan to sell all of Nigeria’s refineries to businessmen if elected in 2023.
Read More »BARCELONA star Gerard Pique’s £17.25million hotel stalled after 250 graves were found on the grounds.
Barcelona veteran Gerard Pique is facing some business setback and the reason for that is not something you would expect. The works on building the luxury hotel in Malaga were put on hold after…250 graves have been discovered at one of his properties on the Costa del Sol, as per Marca. Pique splashed around 20 million euros to purchase the property. The 35-year-old …
Read More »Finance Minister Knocks CBN over redesigning of the Naira
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Friday, expressed reservations with the redesigning of some naira denominations by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The CBN on Wednesday announced that it would start circulating newly redesigned N100, N200, N500, and N1000 naira notes from December 15. CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the move was to counter …
Read More »FG Orders Immediate Reopening Of Dangote Cement Factory In Kogi
The National Security Council (NSC) chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that Dangote Cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State, be reopened immediately.
Read More »Trapped Funds: British Airways Blocks Travel Agents From Paying In Naira, Mulls Flight Suspension
As the issue of trapped $464m foreign airlines’ funds lingers, British Airways may stop flying to Nigeria as from December 1, 2022. The United Kingdom airline this morning closed inventory which means travel agents would not be able to issue fresh tickets for their clients, but individuals can buy tickets only online, only in dollars. The decision, according to BA, …
Read More »Projects All Over The Country Justify Buhari’s Borrowings – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said infrastructural projects all over the country justify the foreign debts by the present administration. According to the Minister, President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration met N18billion in 2015 appropriated for works, saying the government had to borrow to execute the projects. Fashola spoke on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the 28th …
Read More »OPC raises alarm over high cost of oil, gas and aviation fuel demands local production as promised by Buhari in 2015
The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has condemned the expensive cost of fuel and gas, and demanded that pending when the nation’s four refineries would begin local production, President Muhammadu Buhari must halt any plan to remove fuel subsidy. The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has condemned the expensive cost of fuel and gas, and demanded that pending when the nation’s four …
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