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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has denied news reports that it planned to commence a nationwide strike from Friday, June 2, in protest against the planned removal of petrol subsidy announced by the Federal Government. In a statement issued on Thursday by Benson Upah, the NLC Head of Information and Public Affairs, the union advised […]
Abubakar Malami, the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, on Thursday met with the House of Representatives Committe on the allegation of unlawful sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil in China amounting to over $2.4 billion. Malami was accompanied by Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry. Malami faced members […]
The Ogun State government on Tuesday dismissed the accusation that Governor Dapo Abiodun is to blame for the loss of the newly commissioned Dangote Refinery to Lagos State even though Ogun State was originally proposed for the multi-billion-dollar project. Mr. Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Dapo Abiodun, who made the clarification in a […]
The Ogun State government on Tuesday dismissed the accusation that Governor Dapo Abiodun is to blame for the loss of the newly commissioned Dangote Refinery to Lagos State even though Ogun State was originally proposed for the multi-billion-dollar project. Mr. Kunle Somorin, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Dapo Abiodun, who made the clarification in a […]
As President Muhammadu Buhari officially unveiled the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, the refinery is expected to save Nigeria $25 billion and $30 billion forex annually and give the economy an inflow of $10 billion yearly. The refinery is also expected to generate 12,000 megawatts of electricity and over 135,000 permanent jobs, the Governor […]
…Says project will support state’s mobility project The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun says 150 Million Standard Cubic Feet Ibefun Natural Gas City Gate will support, drive and complement the state’s gas mobility project through which the gas powered mass transit vehicle scheme will be introduced. Abiodun made this known during the official inauguration of […]
A Human rights lawyer, Femi Falan, has said Nigeria has no business selling crude oil in dollars. Falana came up with this while condemning what he described as the dollarisation of the Nigerian economy. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, said he has led […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to be in Lagos on May 22 to commission the Dangote Refinery. The special assistant to the president on digital communications, Bashir Ahmad, announced the development in a tweet on Sunday. “Efforts by the Federal Government to make Nigeria self-sufficient in local refining of crude oil to save the scarce […]
Nigeria Labour Congress has reacted to the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the removal of fuel subsidy to a later date, saying it is the right thing to do. Indeed, the NLC, which spoke along with the Trade Union Congress, said the petrol subsidy removal would have instantly set the country on fire. […]
The Federal Government on Friday insisted that removal of fuel subsidy would still take effect in June 2023. The Federal Government issued a statement on Friday to clarify its stance on petrol subsidy removal against the backdrop of press reports on Thursday that government had suspended the removal of subsidy. The statement from the Federal […]
