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Oil Pipeline Vandalism Drops by 12 Per cent

The extensive engagement with oil and gas community stakeholders embarked upon by the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has continued to yield positive results with the attainment of 12.77 per cent reduction in downstream pipeline vandalism. According to the April 2017...

Nigeria, World Bodies to Recharge Lake Chad with $15bn- Rep Member

Nigeria, World Bodies to Recharge Lake Chad with $15bn- Rep Member Faced with harsh climate change emanating from the drying up of Lake Chad, Nigeria and the world bodies have resolved to take the bull by the horn by recharging the lake with a whopping...

Climate Change Bill for Passage Into Law in 2017 – Hon. Onuigbo

…Bill to Address Herdsmen-Farmer Clash and Insurgency The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Climate Change, who also doubles as the Vice-President of Globe Nigeria, Honourable Samuel I. Onuigbo has hinted that the much-awaited Climate Change Bill would be passed into law before...

Word Bank to Assist Nigeria to Strengthen, Consolidate FSP

The World Bank Group is set to assist Nigeria’s State Governments improve their fiscal sustainability by strengthening and consolidating the Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP). The FSP was introduced by Federal Government in 2016 as part of the measures to tackle the 2015-2016 fiscal crisis that...

FG to Recruit 7,500 Tax Advocates

The Federal Government has disclosed its plan to recruit about 7,500 graduates as Community Tax Liaison Officers to sensitise Nigerians on tax payment. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who made this known at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja, disclosed that the...

FG Approves $188.807m, N8.576b Power, Road, Port Projects

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $188.807 million and N8.576 billion for some road, power and port projects. The approvals included reimbursement of N7.943 billion to Kwara State for construction of Kayamakishe road. Afam Power Plant was approved for $186.6 million. The contract for the substation...