By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia to establish a robust framework for collaboration between the two nations in the oil and gas sector. The MoU aims at promoting collaboration, information exchange and technology transfer, thereby creating a conducive environment forContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says the Federal government revenue generating agencies remitted ₦14.38 trillion as revenue from the extractive sector to the federation account between January 2020 and December 2021. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary of NEITI, made this known on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said out of a total mineral revenue of N6.40 trillion, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) accounted for the highest contribution of N2.71 trillion in 2020-2021. NEITI in its latest Fiscal Allocation and Statutory Disbursement (FASD) report which coveredContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has provided insight into how the lingering Russia – Ukraine war impacted Nigerian crude oil inflows in the international oil market. The NNPC Ltd., said this led to a dip in demand from the once-dependable Asian market at theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Some African leaders have reiterated the importance of accelerating industrial development on the continent. They spoke at the ongoing Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Place in Marrakech, Morocco. The theme of the Forum is: “Unlocking Africa’s Value Chains”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group Plc., Oscar Onyema, has advised African governments to reposition their economies to attract financial investments. Onyema said this while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the ongoing 2023 African Investment Forum (AIF)Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA) has inaugurated a Kiwix4School app in Federal Government Boys College (FGBC), Wuye, Abuja, to address the students’ challenges in accessing internet-based curricular resources. Ms Obiageli Ezeilo, Assistant Director, Federal Ministry of Education, while inaugurating the app on Thursday, said that theContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala The Association of Certified Protocol Practitioners in Nigeria (ACPPN) has sympathised with the Canadian government over the fire outbreak at the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria, in Abuja. ACPPN President, Mr Michael Ikinbor, in a statement issued by the spokesperson, Olatutu Oladunni, assured the Canadian MissionContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has received 36 Nigerian migrants including children deported from Sweden. The Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, said during the returnees profiling that usually the deportees must have been contacted either on the account that theyContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Jigawa government has earmarked N360 million for the rehabilitation of 14 schools damaged by wind storm. A statement issued by Mr Sagir Musa, the Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports and Culture, on Thursday in Dutse stated that the State Executive Council (SEC) approved the fundsContinue Reading
