Business Day
Petrol Subsidy: NNPC under pressure as Bonny Light rises by 150% to $65/b
By Ediri Ejoh There are indications that the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC would be under more pressure to fund Nigeria’s petrol under-recovery or subsidy as
Electricity Consumers praise CBN for N120bn power intervention
By Obas Esiedesa As a part effort to support and grow revenue of the power sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, last week disclosed that it has disbursed about
COVID-19: Setback for child immunisation as risk of vaccine-preventable diseases increases
COVID-19 has disrupted health services across the world but one major routine health service that had suffered a setback and disruption in Nigeria remains childhood immunisation. Findings show that many
FG to effect minor electricity tariff hike by July 1
By Obas Esiedesa Despite the improving revenue in the power sector, the federal government is set to effect another tariff increase on July 1, following a notice by the Nigeria
Abducted students: Allow more time for negotiation, parents plead with bandits
…Don’t allow faceoff with Kaduna govt make you irrational By Adesina Wahab The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, has appealed to the bandits who abducted some students of
Power sector revenue grows by 40% in three months
By Obas Esiedesa Six months into the Federal Government’s intervention in the revenue process of the power sector, the latest figures have shown that revenue grew by 33.93 percent in
PDP’ll pressure Buhari’s govt to rescue Nigeria from insecurity — Saraki
ABUJA—Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will put pressure on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue the country from insecurity. Addressing a
Nigerian Military Warns Politicians, Officers Against Coup, Says It Remains Loyal to President Buhari
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says military personnel remains loyal to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, warning politicians and officers against planning a coup. DHQ in a statement by Onyema Nwachukwu, the acting director of defence
EU Scraps Plan to Send Ethiopia Election Observers
The European Union says it has cancelled plans to send its observer mission for Ethiopia’s June elections citing “lack of agreement on key parameters”. The High Representative Josep Borrell said standard requirements
APC Has Performed Beyond PDP’s 16-Year Achievements – Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has performed beyond the 16-year achievement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Bello, who
