Former Benue state governor for eight years and now Chairman Senate Committee on Power,Gabriel Suswam has a new assignment .He is to chair Senate Probe of generation and distribution companies over epileptic power supply in the country.Curiously,the transmission company of Nigeria was not openly listed for investigation. The Senate had at its sitting mandated its […]
Continue ReadingBy Abdulrazaq Hamzat ‘’A 510billion-dollar GDP as at 2013 when we celebrated being the biggest economy in Africa is of course too small for 200 million population’’ The above is a profound statement credited to Mr Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, the 3rd force presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2019 general election and if you ask me, nothing […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has vowed to go after dealers of adulterated lubricants which, it says, are causing serious economic and environmental hazards. Speaking at a workshop yesterday in Kaduna, the Acting Director, DPR, Ahmed Shakur said adulterated lubricants and base oil sold to consumers in place of lubricants have caused Nigerians billions […]
Continue ReadingPresident @MBuhari has today assented to the Bill amending the Deep Offshore (& Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract) Act, recently passed into law by @nassnigeria. The amended Bill will generate at least $500m additional revenue for @NigeriaGov in 2020, and over $1bn from 2021. https://t.co/oqIwHttUOL
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army (NA) has vowed to investigate, apprehend and sanction its personnel who are involved in professional misconduct such as extrajudicial killings and torture of suspects. The Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Musa said that the decision was sequel to a video […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday departed Makkah via Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah for Unitted Kingdom after he successfully performed the Lesser Hajj. The President’s visit is in time for the investment summit being hosted for Nigeria in London by the London Mayor.The summit is designed to mobilise Britosh investors for investment opportunities in Nigeria. It […]
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