By Obas Esiedesa Nigeria’s oil production in the month of December 2022 grew by 4.2 per cent month-on-month to 1.23 million barrels per day but remained significantly short of the 1.8 million barrels per day allocated to the country by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. Latest oil production data released by Nigerian Upstream…
AN ECONOMIC REVOLUTIONIST AND AN ENIGMA WRAPPED IN A HUMAN PUZZLE ~By Enugu Concerned Citizens Initiative For Good Governance Life is Nature’s version of an African masquerade. And like the masquerade, it wears a mask behind which stands for the hidden truth. To many a great mind, life presents a reality that is no clearer…
“We noted that we were in opposing political parties and in response to my direct question as to how I might help him, he requested that I should just ensure a “level playing field” and let the people decide” (Charles Chukwuma Soludo) After begging him to come to your party and collect the Presidential ticket…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has stated she knew nothing about the recent decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to redesign some naira notes. She spoke barely 48 hours after CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele announced that the redesigned notes would become official legal tenders by December 15, 2022….
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the sacking of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele over the redesign of banknotes. The apex bank earlier said it would start circulating the newly redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 notes starting in December 2022. Emefiele who disclosed…
About 58 illegal oil points have been discovered so far since the operation to end oil theft on the waterways of Delta and Bayelsa states began. Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, said this in a press briefing at Oporoza recently, where he also gave an update on the recent discovery of a…
Some Senators have said the National Assembly would resist President Muhammadu Buhari’s proposal to end oil subsidy in June next year. They said discontinuing with the policy in June would create a serious crisis for the new administration that would take over from Buhari. The 2023 – 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy…
Oct 06, 2022, Kogi State Government has presented to the public, the report of the Specialised Technical Committee on the Evaluation of the Legality of the Alleged Acquisition of Obajana Cement Company Plc by Dangote Cement Company Limited. The detailed report, submitted to state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello last month, was presented to the public…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has described the fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria as an organized crime. He also called on the federal government to find a solution to the challenge by encouraging private sector refining. Obi made the submission on Monday while speaking as the guest speaker at the…
By Justina Mboho Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 elections has said that Nigeria has the characteristics of a failed state. He said this at the Nigerian Bar Association’s 62nd annual general conference in Lagos. The 2022 NBA conference, themed “Bold Transitions”, which had in attendance leaders in…
