NNPC Normalises Petrol Supply in Week of Petroleum Tanker Drivers Strike

BusinessEconomyOil & GasNNPC Normalises Petrol Supply in Week of Petroleum Tanker Drivers Strike

PilotnewsApril 25, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) began its week with the task of normalising the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at different filling stations in the country especially the FCT following the strike embarked upon by Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) over remuneration. The normalisation started with the corporation increasing the daily supply of petrol across the country from 550 trucks to 1,661 trucks to combat the buildup of fuel queues in some...

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Jigawa Farmers, Herdsmen Board To Carve Out 95km For Grazing Reserves

BusinessNewsNigeriaJigawa Farmers, Herdsmen Board To Carve Out 95km For Grazing Reserves

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2021

As part of measures to tackle farmers/herders incessant clashes in Jigawa state, the Jigawa Farmers and Herdsmen Board have concluded plans to carve out 95km of grazing reserves. On Jan. 1, 2008, former governor Sule Lamido, established 400 grazing reserves, 50 of which have already been gazetted. The effort to establish and demarcate grazing reserves in Jigawa was part of a multi-dimensional approach adopted by Lamido early in the day to address the perennial problem...

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Zamfara State Government Closes Four Markets

Crime & SecurityMarketsNewsZamfara State Government Closes Four Markets

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2021

The Zamfara State Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara has announced the closure of four markets in the state beginning from April 22 till further notice. The markets are Magami Market in Gusau Local Government, Dansadau Market in Maru Local Government, Wanke Market in Gusau Local Government and Dauran Market in Zurmi Local Government Area. In a statement, the Commissioner said security agencies had been directed to ensure strict compliance and to deal ruthlessly, with...

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Persons Injured, Cars Burnt As Rioting Hausa Traders Fight To Retain New Artisan Market Enugu

MarketsNewsPersons Injured, Cars Burnt As Rioting Hausa Traders Fight To Retain New Artisan Market Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2021

The Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Thursday witnessed unusual disruption, destruction of properties, and mayhem causing serious tension and panic among residents of the coal city and commuters on the ever-busy road. The crisis erupted when Hausa traders in the New Artisan market vehemently refused the demolition of structures in the market but confronted those who stormed the market for the demolition exercise. Taking advantage of the situation, artisans living within the New Artisan market stalls...

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ANALYSIS: FG Explains How It Spent COVID-19 Fund

EconomyHealthNewsANALYSIS: FG Explains How It Spent COVID-19 Fund

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 23, 2021

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, on Thursday gave a breakdown of the COVID-19 expenditure in the country. Agba revealed this at the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project (CTAP) Conference organized by Connected Development (CODE) in partnership with BudgIT civil society organization in Abuja. According to Agba, of the N500 billion COVID-19 funds, N288billion has been released to implementing agencies to support programmes and Federal Government, while the Ministry...

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FG Grant N10m Seed Fund to Five Innovators

InvestingMoneyNewsTechnologyFG Grant N10m Seed Fund to Five Innovators

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 22, 2021

The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja granted N10 million as seed fund to five innovators that emerged winners in the World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) challenge. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the five startup winners emerged among over 800 entries made for the challenge and received N2 million each. The winners were Muhammed Bature for Schoola Limited, Jeremiah Kuro for Blieu-1 Automations Limited, and Nwachinemere Emeka for Kitovu Technology Company with...

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APC Governors Refute Obaseki’s Currency Printing Allegation

EconomyMoneyPoliticsAPC Governors Refute Obaseki’s Currency Printing Allegation

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 19, 2021

The Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) has discredited Governor Obaseki’s comment about the printing of N60 billion in March. The Edo state governor had accused the FG of printing about N50 – N60billion to contain the shortfall in the distribution of revenues among the three tiers of government. Refuting the claim, the PGF chairperson and Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi in a statement said Mr. Obaseki’s claims did not reflect the true position of things. “Given...

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Wike Backs Obaseki on Alleged Money Printing

EconomyMoneyNewsNigeriaWike Backs Obaseki on Alleged Money Printing

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 19, 2021

The River State governor, Nyesom Wike has thrown his weight around his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki over the claim that N60 billion was printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to fund the government. Governor Obaseki had claimed that the federal government printed N50 – N60 billion in March to bridge the shortfall in the distribution of federation revenues amongst the three tiers of government. This claimed triggered reactions from several parties including...

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Federal Government Lifts Ban On New Sim Registration

BusinessEconomyTelecommunicationFederal Government Lifts Ban On New Sim Registration

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 16, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has approved the activation of new SIM card registration with mandatory National Identity Number linking, starting from April 19, 2021. The Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Femi Adeluyi disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Part of the statement read “For IoT/M2M activations, SIM security protocols would be implemented on the SIM profile to ensure that SIMs can only be used for...

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Kano, Katsina Residents Laments Over High Cost of Cement

BusinessEconomyNewsKano, Katsina Residents Laments Over High Cost of Cement

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 15, 2021

The prevailing scarcity and high cost of cement nationwide have been blamed on cement manufacturers. Some residents of Kano and Katsina States told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the situation had affected building projects and left bricklayers redundant. In Kano, Alhaji Kabiru Idi, a building contractor, said he had delayed some of his projects due to high cost of building materials.  “I want to continue but I had to stop because of the...

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