The Federal Government has signed a deal for the importation and storage of petroleum products from Niger Republic. The petrol import is meant to come from a fifteen-thousand-barrel excess production by Soraz Refinery in Niger Republics, which has the capacity to produce twenty thousand barrels per day. However; Niger Republic’s total domestic petrol requirement is about five…
The Federal Government has faulted the investigative report by the Cable News Network, CNN, on the shooting of EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos. In the investigative report released during the week, the CNN said it used advanced technology to analyze images and videos linked to the Lekki shooting and verified them to be real.…
The Federal Government has shared the sum of sixty-six point five billion naira to thirty-five states across the country in support of their operations to check the Covid-19 pandemic. Each of the thirty-five states received the total sum of one point nine billion naira, while Rivers State was excluded from the distribution of the money. The money…
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR MALAMI, has been asked to apologise to Nigerians for his comment on the shooting of EndSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos. A member of the House of Representatives, TAJUDEEN YUSUF, made the demand following MALAMI’s claim that hoodlums dressed in military attire could have been responsible for…
The Director General of the Budget Office of the Federal Government, BEN AKABUEZE, has denied saying that the government is broke and cannot afford to pay salaries. AKABUEZE says concerns by some agencies of government about the payment of salaries is nothing to worry about. AKABUEZE, who made the clarification on a television programme, said the initial…
The continued closure of Nigeria’s land borders has become a subject of major concern for some business people. This is especially because of the observation that some business persons with connections in high offices appear to be enjoying access to move goods across the borders. Leading Nigerian economist and banker, ATEDO PETERSIDE, alleged that the Federal Government…