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PENGASSAN Confirms Return Of Fuel Subsidy Under Tinubu
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has confirmed the return of fuel subsidy under President Bola Tinubu. President Bola Tinubu had announced the removal of fuel subsidy on his first day in office, leading to increase in fuel price from N197 to between N480 and…
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I am a corps member, Art minister confirms
The new Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has said that she is a corps member following the call for her removal over her active status in the scheme. Musawa insisted that she had not broken any part of the laws of the National Youths Service Corps…
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EFCC Speaks On Suspended Chairman, Bawa’s Continued Detention
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that the arrest and subsequent indefinite detention of its embattled suspended Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has not stopped the anti-graft agency from carrying out its statutory duty. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH, the spokesperson for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said…
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Oyetola, Lalong, 17 others make Tinubu’s new ministerial listThe 19 new nominees join the 28 nominees in the first batch
Senate President Godswill Akpabio at plenary on Monday, August 1, 2023. Photo: Channels Television/Sodiq Adelakun Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu.In the new list are former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi).…
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Nigeria repays last tranche of $500m Eurobond borrowed by Jonathan
Nigeria reaffirmed its commitment to meeting its debt service obligations after the government on Wednesday redeemed a $500 million Eurobond borrowed in 2013 under former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Eurobond was issued in July 2013 (as part of a dual-tranche USD1 billion Eurobond) for a tenor of ten (10) years…
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President Tinubu seeks House of Representatives approval for N500 billion as palliative for subsidy removal
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking an amendment to the 2022 supplementary appropriation Act to allow the Federal Government to source N500 billion for palliative to cushion the effect of subsidy removal. @goldmynetv reports that the letter, which was read on the floor of the…
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Tinubu appoints 20 new aides, Tunde Rahman, Abdulaziz, make list
President Bola Tinubu has hired 20 new aides, about three weeks after he made the last set of major appointments, @goldmynetv can authoritatively report. The new appointments include those of senior special assistants (SSAs), personal assistants (PAs), personal physician, and photographers. Among the new appointees, according to the list seen…
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Ministerial list: Five ex-governors, technocrats lead Tinubu’s 42-man cabinet
As the jostle for ministerial list reaches the home stretch, there are strong indications that no fewer than five former governors will feature in the president’s list of nominees that is heading to the Senate for approval between now and next week. The unusual list, already dubbed the ‘cabinet of…
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Tinubu Renames Airports After Buhari, Awolowo, Oba Of Benin And others
President Bola Tinubu, has renamed some federal airports after several prominent Nigerians. The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday. The statement noted…
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Private firms in Nigeria can start importing fuel as early as June 2023 – Mele Kyari
Private firms in Nigeria can begin importing fuel from June 2023, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) transitions from crude oil swap contracts to cash payments for fuel imports. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, announced the change during an interview with Reuters on June…