The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that Nigerians spends N16.5 trillion annually on fuel and the servicing of generators. Adelabu made this known on Tuesday at the ongoing NOG Energy Week in Abuja. The minister attributed his assertion…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has declared a state of emergency on crude oil production. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, made this known on Tuesday in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hajiya Salamatu Ahmed as the new Executive Secretary of the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB). Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), disclosed this in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it registered 63 deaths and 2102 suspected cases in the ongoing cholera epidemic across the country. The Director-General of the centre, Dr Jide Idris, said this during a news conference…
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced building emergency shelters across the nine Niger Delta states to aid flood victims. The states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers. Dr Samual Ogbuku, the…
The House of Representatives has called on all stakeholders to submit memoranda for consideration on the ongoing process of restructuring government agencies. Ibrahim Isiaka (APC-Ogun) Chairman, Special Committee on Restructuring of Federal Agencies and Commissions made the call on Tuesday…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned Deposit Money Banks to stop rejecting old and small denominations of the United States dollar bills. CBN threatened that there would be sanctions for rejections. It also urged Bureau De Change operators and…
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minster of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has taken over the trial of Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff and account officer to Mr Victor Onukogu, in the alleged N6.6 billion fraud. AGF’s…
The House of Representatives has ordered probes into the N1.12 trillion anchor borrowers scheme, an initiative of the Federal Government’s interventions and agricultural funding through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Also included in the probe is the Nigeria Incentive-Based…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) records between 4,000 and 5,000 commuters daily. Wike disclosed this at the inauguration of the construction of the Kugbo Bus Terminal in…
