Nigeria’s crude oil production has declined massively from an average of 2.2 million barrels per day last year to about 1.4 million barrels per day due to increased vandalism of crude oil pipelines by vandals. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said on Monday while appearing before a special session of the […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos lawmaker, Mr Segun Olulade, on Sunday urged the organised labour to dialogue with the Federal Government rather than engage in industrial action over the increase in the pump price of petrol. Olulade, the Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, gave the advice in a statement signed by him in Lagos. […]
Continue ReadingThe Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, on Sunday, apologised to aggrieved leaders of the party over statements credited to him by his aides. Speaking at a media briefing in Jalingo, he said: “As a well cultured and astute politician, I would never make any comment that would ridicule the […]
Continue ReadingAhmed Kaita, an All Progressives Congress member of the House of Representatives, has identified policy paths that can be taken by the government to cushion the effects of the new petrol price of N145. In an interview with newsmen, he identified the three paths of intervention as spending on infrastructure, food pricing, and direct social […]
Continue ReadingBarely a week after he became governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello approved for himself a total of N260 million as security votes, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today. Mr. Bello, who is currently Nigeria’s youngest governor, was sworn into office at an elaborate ceremony on January 27 after his party, the All Progressives Congress, […]
Continue ReadingGlobal anti-corruption network, Transparency International, has come to the defence of Nigeria and Afghanistan which the United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, described as ‘fantastically corrupt’ countries.In a statement titled, ‘Transparency International responds to Cameron comments regarding Nigeria, Afghanistan and UK Summit’, the organisation said Nigeria was sincerely fighting corruption and the UK anti-corruption summit […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister, David Cameron, in a conversation with Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday described Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt” countries.Cameron is due to host an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday aimed at stepping up global action to combat corruption in all walks of life. In a pooled video feed made available to the ITN […]
Continue ReadingThe presidency, in a statement has revealed that President Muhammadu will host the second ever Regional Security Summit in Abuja on Saturday. Major participants in the summit will include President Francois Hollande of France who hosted the first Regional Security Summit in Paris on May 17, 2014. President Buhari and the French President, will be joined […]
Continue ReadingTop political economists and management expert, Pat Utomi, has said his friend, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, knows that President Muhammadu Buhari is ruling the country with “a medieval mindset”. Utomi said the president was not getting the best because of his idea of “exclusion rather than inclusion”. Pat Utomi reportedly said this at a breakfast meeting […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived Daura in Katsina State to begin a four-day visit to the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president’s plane landed at the Katsina airport at about 4.25 p.m. He was received by the state governor, Aminu Masari, and top federal and state government functionaries at […]
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