A large crowd of activists flooded Abuja’s Three Arms Zone, yesterday, demanding sweeping reforms in the oil sector. Organised by the APC Solidarity and Development Forum and comprising youth and civil society organisations, the protesters expressed frustration over soaring fuel Read more…
An Air Peace flight from Benin to Abuja on Monday returned to base due to a technical issue with the aircraft. The airline disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Ejike Ndulio. Ndulio stated that the decision to Read more…
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Works and the Federal Ministry of Works will today hold a stakeholder engagement meeting on the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project . The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Yakubu Adam Kofarmata announced the meeting in a Read more…
Dangote Refinery has disclosed its petrol prices following the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) claiming to be importing the products at cheaper rates compared to that of Dangote. Tribune Online reports Read more…
The federal government has declared that it would no longer approve the renewal of licenses to oil producers for oil fields that are left undeveloped. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri who announced this, charged oil producers Read more…
The Federal Government, through its National Bureau of Statistics, has stated that in 2023, Nigerians paid N40.14bn in road taxes to state governments. This is according to an analysis of data from the Internally Generated Revenue report recently published by the Read more…
From Isaac Ojo The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) on Saturday sensitized the people of Nnewi in Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State for effective engagement of duty bearers. PPDC with the Motto: “Empowering Citizens” actually took her sensitization Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has publicly disagreed with the National Economic Council (NEC), which recently recommended that proposed tax reform bills be withdrawn from the National Assembly for further consultation in a significant development regarding Nigeria’s tax reform efforts. Instead, the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Labour Leaders in Anambra State have made a passionate appeal to Gov Charles Soludo to use the real chart released by federal government in computing the new minimum wage for workers in the state. The Anambra State Read more…
Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has highlighted the unique difficulties facing the country as it grapples with inflation far more resistant to control than that of advanced economies, saying that the situation is compounded by structural factors including dependency on Read more…
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Maitama in Abuja on Thursday adjourned till November 15 to continue the trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. Sirika, his daughter Fatima Sirika, his son-in-law Jalal Hamma and Read more…
The National Economic Council (NEC), on Thursday, called for the withdrawal of the pending Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly, recommending broader consultations and consensus-building on fiscal policy. The decision followed a presentation by the chairman of the Presidential Read more…