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Economic sabotage: Presidency begs N/Delta leaders

The Presidency has appealed to Niger Delta leaders to exert their influence to stop the economic sabotage and restore normalcy to the restive region. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, made the appeal...

FG Begins Release of N100bn for Constituency Projects

The presidency may have finally caved in to the demands by members of the National Assembly for the release of N100 billion meant for constituency projects before they consider and approve any request from the executive arm of government. Several...

SEC defends N4.5b Staff Emoluments

The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said it has always been cautious on the renumeration of its workers following a reported payment of N4.5billion yearly as staff salaries. Its Director-General, Munir Gwarzo, who appeared before the Tajudeen Yusuf –...

Senate considers Buhari’s N180bn Virement Request

The Senate gave consideration to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for legislative approval for virements totalling N180.8bn in the 2016 budget to cater for some sectors of the economy. The Senate referred the request to its Committee on Appropriations and Finance,...

NNPC, Niger Dock Pledge Synergy on Local Content

As part of concerted efforts to grow local content in the Oil and Gas Industry, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Niger Dock Plc have promised to work together in the areas of engineering, procurement and construction to...

NNPC to Begin Drilling Oil Wells in Chad Basin Early 2017

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has stated that following the acquisition and processing of over 1,900 square kilometres of new three-dimensional seismic in the Chad Basin, the corporation will commence...
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