The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the economic assertions in President Muhammadu Buhari’s independence anniversary speech as a “huge slap” on the sensibilities of Nigerians.Buhari had in a nationwide broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary on Thursday, mentioned Saudi Arabia as one of the countries where fuel price is higher than Nigeria.But reacting,…
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said critics of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration must cast their minds back to where the country was before the All Progressives Congress (APC) “seized power” in 2015. Malami said the present administration has performed more than critics of the government are presenting…
The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has distanced herself from reports linking her to the diversion of school feeding funds to private accounts. In a statement on Monday by her media aide, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the Npower Minister explained that the report by Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt…
Buhari renews appointments of PTDF, PEF, NCDMB bosses President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday renewed the appointments of Chief Executive Officers of agencies under the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.In a statement, presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said thatfollowing recommendations to the President by Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Dr Bello Aliyu Gusau has got…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said that it has returned over N2.7bn from the N7.9bn recovered from different bank accounts and assets belonging to former Governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. The Port Harcourt Zonal Head of EFCC , Mr. Imam Usman who disclosed this in Port Harcourt on Thursday during a…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the new Governing Council of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), with a charge to the members to support the attainment of the Nigerian Content 10-Year Strategic Roadmap. He stated that accomplishing the lofty goals of the roadmap…
– The Senate has commenced amendment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010, to boost local content and strengthen the nation’s economy. This followed the consideration of a bill sponsored by Senator Teslim Folarin (APC–Oyo Central) seeking to amend the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Bill 2020, which scaled…
GOVERNORS of the thirty- states have expressed fears over the increasing Cases of Coronavirus, COVID- 19 across the country, just as they stressed the urgent need for additional measures by State Governors to ramp up capacity for testing, increase the availability of isolation beds to at least 300 per State, accelerate the procurement of additional…
The Central Bank of Nigeria and the banks in the country have agreed to shelve the planned sack of workers in the banking sector as a result of the pandemic. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the apex bank’s Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor. The PUNCH reports that the Presidential Task Force Team…
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19. 30th April, 2020.Further to the pronouncement of Mr. President in the broadcast of Monday, 27th April, 2020, in which he directed the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to provide implementation guidelines on the new measures to control COVID-19 pandemic, the following are hereby issued for:- General Information to the…
