The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and Dangote Refinery are locked in disagreement over the loading price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol at the latter’s refinery. While NNPCL claimed that N898 is the current loading price, the Dangote Refinery debunked the claim saying that the amount quoted is wrong, describing […]
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security announced on Sunday that sale of subsidized Federal Government rice to the general public will begin today, Monday, 16th September, 2024. Recall that sale of the subsidized rice to civil servants had earlier commenced and sold at N40,000 per 50kg bag. According to the ministry, the move […]
For being instrumental to the sustenance of the nation’s economy from imminent collapse after the NNPCL stopped remittance of statutory revenue to the Federation Account since February this year, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service Adewale Adeniyi is to be honoured. The Customs boss was nominated and approved to be honoured with “The Continent […]
The federal government has through the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack inaugurated the Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants. The committee was established to implement the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act of 2024, which increased the national minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is impressed by the report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in the second quarter and claimed that there has been a positive shift in the country’s economy. He expressed confidence in the reforms introduced by his administration, stating that they will create a more robust economy and usher in […]
The People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has finally endorsed the Rivers State congresses, where the loyalists of the state’s former Governor and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike emerged as the leaders of the party in the state. With this development, Governor Bala Mohammed-led PDP Governors’ Forum has lost its […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is impressed by the report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in the second quarter and claimed that there has been a positive shift in the country’s economy. He expressed confidence in the reforms introduced by his administration, stating that they will create a more robust economy and usher in […]
By Jonathan Nda-Isahiah History was made as the federal government signed the Cape Town Convention (CTC) Practice Directions in a move to reduce the cost of airline operations in the Nigerian aviation sector. The CTC Practice Direction was signed on Thursday by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, during […]
The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has applauded the integrity and transparency of Comptroller Genera of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, noting that the principles guiding the board’s operations were exemplary with a commitment to achieve laudable objectives and tenets to run an organisation like the NCS. […]
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has stressed the need for the nation’s security apparatus to agree to work together to tackle the smuggling menace, which, according to him, will continue to destabilise the oil sector and foster illegal activities across the country’s borders if not properly addressed. Ribadu also commended the Comptroller-General of […]