POWER OUTAGE: 10 communities in Edo lament 5 yrs of darkness
10 communities in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo State have lamented the absence of electricity in their area in the last five years.
NUPENG, PENGASSAN threaten showdown over planned sack of NNPC staff, PIB
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria PENGASSAN, have rejected planned sack of no fewer than 1100 workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and threatened to shut down the nation’s petroleum sector should the management go ahead with the sack.
Solid minerals sector as economic mainstay
It is no longer news that President Muhammadu Buhari in his inaugural speech, shortly after he was sworn-in as president of Nigeria at the Eagle Square, promised Nigerians drastic diversification from a mono-economy and sole revenue generation from the oil and gas sector to agriculture and solid minerals.
FG to establish inter-ministerial committee to fast-track NNPC reforms
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would soon establish an inter-ministerial committee to ensure the speedy reform of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
IMF to scrutinise FG’s 2016 budget—Lagarde
There were indications that the 2016 Appropriation Bill may be subjected to further scrutiny and amendments by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, despite being already presented to the National Assembly for legislative action.
Youth minister laments corps members rejection by firms
Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Mr Solomon Dalung yesterday in Lagos condemned the usual rejection of corps members by companies and government agencies during their mandatory service year.
