The Federal Government, yesterday, officially scrapped the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF). Following the passage and implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Upstream Regulatory Commission and Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) are to[Read More…]
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FG has spent $5bn in fighting poverty – Sadiya Farouq
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has said the Federal Government has spent over $5bn since 2016 to fight poverty in the country. The minister said this during the presentation of letters of engagement and electronic tablets to 248 monitors of the National Social[Read More…]
Fashola: Why Nigeria Needs To Continue Borrowing
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has justified the loans obtained by the Federal Government, saying the country needs to borrow for development. Critics of the current administration have at different times accused President Muhammadu Buhari of mortgaging the future of Nigerians, especially the younger generation. But speaking[Read More…]
Agric Minister Shield’s Factional AFAN Leader From Police Invitation
Agric Minister Shield’s Factional AFAN Leader From Police Invitation The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, on Friday, 17th June, 2021 at the ICC (International Conference Centre), in Abuja prevented policemen on duty from taking factional leader of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Mr Farouk[Read More…]
FG Directs Reversal Of Electricity Tariff
The Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to inform all Electricity Distribution Companies(DISCOs) to revert to tariffs that were applicable in Dec. 2020. Mr Aaron Artimas, Senior Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, made this known in a[Read More…]
COVID-19 Vaccine: Nigeria Opens Discussion With China
Nigeria has opened a discussion with the People’s Republic of China to have access to COVID-19 vaccines. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Geoffery Onyeama, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja shortly after a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. The latter is on a working visit[Read More…]
FG Clears Air On Increase In Electricity Tariffs
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has insisted that the Federal Government did not increase electricity tariffs. While speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Keyamo, said the FG only adjusted some bands for consumers to pay what they are supposed to pay. He said[Read More…]
Nigeria Breaks Record of Electricity Transmission
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the power sector has recorded an all-time national peak of 5,459.50 megawatts (MW). In a statement on Thursday, Ndidi Mbah, TCN general manager of public affairs, said the new record was achieved on October 28. She said the power generated was efficiently transmitted[Read More…]
Nanono’s inadequacy is a thread to food security in Nigeria – Stakeholders
As stakeholders in Agriculture we write to draw the attention of the Government to certain actions by the HMA, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono ,that are inimical to the attainment of food sufficiency in Nigeria. The gains made so far will be lost especially during this trying period in the global[Read More…]
Kano Tractor Hire Scheme ‘Charade’: Farmers Demand To Know Minister’s Role
Concerned farmers and National Executive Council (NEC) members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), alleging foul play in the implementation of the tractor hire scheme of the Kano state government, are demanding to know the role the Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabo Nanono played in the distribution. The[Read More…]
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FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]