NOA appeals for dialogue over new price of petrol

NOA appeals for dialogue over new price of petrol

As reactions continue to trail the new policy on petrol pricing, the Acting Director General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mrs. Ngozi Ekeoba has appealed to organized labour and the civil society to embrace dialogue with government over the matter and shelve their planned massive strike action, insisting that strikes have never helped Nigeria.
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Tinubu, Soyinka should  tender unreserved apology to Jonathan

Tinubu, Soyinka should tender unreserved apology to Jonathan

THE Concerned Ijaw Transformation Ambassadors (CITA) has said that Bola Tinubu, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Pastor Tunde
Bakare, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, John Oyegun and the leadership and members of the Save Nigeria Group to tender an unreserved apology to former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan over the sinister role they played when he announced the removal of fuel subsidy on the 1st of January, 2012.

Breaking: Reps in rowdy session over fuel price hike

Breaking: Reps in rowdy session over fuel price hike

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives on Monday started its special plenary on fuel price hike and removal of fuel subsidy on a rowdy note.

At about 12.15pm the speaker Yakubu Dogara immediately after prayers read the proceedings of the previous sitting and moved for the admittance of Minister of State, Petroleum Resources,Dr Ibe Kachikwu, into the chamber but No! No!! No!!! rented the air.

Subsidy removal and its aftermath

Subsidy removal and its aftermath

HERE we go again. President Muhammadu Buhari’s, PMB, government like so many others before it has done what others have done. Remove fuel subsidy. Usually as this event happens, there is protestation.

Politics of fuel subsidy

Politics of fuel subsidy

ONCE again, the issue of fuel subsidy has come to the crucible of socio-economic life of Nigerians. Politics of fuel subsidy withdrawal has been a recurring issue over the years, from the time of General Yakubu Gowon as head of state. No government has come without harassing and intimidating Nigerians with fuel pump price increase and/or complete removal of fuel subsidy, otherwise called deregulation

MTN launches livestock tracking solution, mobile electricity

MTN launches livestock tracking solution, mobile electricity

To help reduce challenges with cattle grazing and the judicious use of land across Nigeria, MTN Nigeria has launched the MTN Livestock Tracking Solutions (LTS) to assist herdsmen in monitoring and tracking their livestock, while the MTN Mobile Electricity will provide affordable electricity to rural community dwellers.

FG to repatriate funds, prosecute looters hiding in UK  – AGF

FG to repatriate funds, prosecute looters hiding in UK – AGF

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Buoyed by a swath of agreements reached with other countries in London last week, the Federal Government is to begin moves to prosecute corrupt Nigerian politicians who have fled to Europe and other parts of the world. Besides, the Nigerian Government has reached an agreement with the United Kingdom […]

Fuel Price hike: Marketers short-change motorists

Fuel Price hike: Marketers short-change motorists

Petrol stations in the country seem not to be satisfied with the recent hike in the price of petrol to between N135 and N145 per litre, as majority of them now resort to under-dispensing of the product.