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FG moves to conclude sale of $1.3bn ExxonMobil assets to Seplat Energy
The Federal Government has intensified efforts toward concluding the sale of $ billion ExxonMobil oil assets to Seplat Energy Plc as strategy to increasing investment and Nigeria’s production capacity. Nigeria’s…
Senate Passes Students Loan Act Amendment Bill
The Senate yesterday passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of the report of the…
Senate Kicks Against N17trn Loss To Tax Waivers
The Senate, through its Standing Committee on Finance, on Monday, frowned at N17trillion loss incurred by the Federal Government on tax waivers in the last five years. The Red…
Rights Abuse: Sanctions Await Expatriate Firms Mistreating Workers In Lagos – NHRC
PRIMORG logo ... faults Lagos Govt for lack of proper monitoring By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it's probing reports of the "maltreatment" of Nigerians…
FG mobilising MDAs to stabilise naira, says minister
The Federal Government says the President Bola Tinubu administration is mobilising its Ministries, Departments and Agencies to “bring down inflation, stabilise the foreign exchange rates and create an enabling environment…
New book ‘Tinubu The Audacity To Hope’ hits bookstores
Tinubu By Ngozi Onyeakusi---As President Bola Tinubu goes about tackling the monumental problems facing Nigeria in an unconventional fashion, the first book about him ‘Tinubu The Audacity To Hope’ which envisaged the…
Tinubu tax panel asks states to suspend low-revenue taxes
Tinubu The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms says it is meeting with state governors in order to reach an agreement for states to suspend some low-revenue taxes.…
FG plans N450bn power intervention fund
The Federal Government is set to spend N450bn on power interventions in 2024. This is according to the budget analysis of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company. Under the firm’s…
FG insists on electricity subsidy amid tariff review
Tinubu The Federal Government, on Monday, announced that it was currently reviewing the implementation process for a cost reflective electricity tariff, but stated that it would continue to subsidise power…
Ondo Gov, Rotimi Akeredolu, Dies At 67
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, is dead. The governor, aged 67, died on Wednesday morning after a prolonged health battle. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), ex-president of the…