FG committed to independence of auditor-general’s office – Tinubu

By Kadiri Abdulrahman President Bola Tinubu has expressed the commitment of the Federal Government to enhance the independence of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) for effective service delivery. Tinubu, who was represented by Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said thisContinue Reading

We are restoring confidence in Nigeria economy – Tinubu

By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu says his administration is restoring confidence in Nigeria economy through measures aimed at reducing inflation, stabilising the foreign exchange market, and improving fiscal management. Tinubu, represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the 17th Annual Chartered Institute of BankersContinue Reading

Infrastructure devt. : ICRC to issue certificates in 7 days— D-G

By Okeoghene Akubuike The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says it will henceforth issue Outline Business Case (OBC) Certificate of Compliance and Full Business Case (FBC) Certificate of Compliance within seven days. This follows a directive from President Bola Tinubu to the commission’s Director General, Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, “to accelerateContinue Reading

Lokpobiri attributes hike in petrol price to deregulation

By Salif Atojoko Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State (Oil) Petroleum Resources, on Thursday, said the Federal Government was not responsible for the recent increase in the price of petrol across the country. The minister said this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with Vice-President Kashim Shettima. LokpobiriContinue Reading

Exploitative pricing: FCCPC gives 1-month moratorium to traders to crash prices

Pricing By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has given a one month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods. The newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Mr Tunji Bello, said this at aContinue Reading