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Finally, Osinbajo Signs 2017 Budget

The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has signed the 2017 appropriation bill into law. Prof Osinbajo signed the budget at about 4:40 p.m. on Monday inside his conference room in the presence of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari; Senate President, Bukola...

Buhari Directs Osinbajo to Sign 2017 Budget

Healing President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, to sign the 2017 Appropriation Bill into law. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who made this known, added that  Buhari believed that it was in...

NNPC Increases Gas Supply

Efforts by the Federal Government to boost electric power generation in the country may soon yield the required dividend following the sustained increase in gas supply for power generation by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The March 2017 edition of the monthly Financial and...

CATBAN Petitions DSS, EFCC Others Over Monumental Fraud in NHIS

Citizens Action to Take Back Nigeria(CATBAN) a non-governmental organization(NGO) has petitioned the Directorate of State Services(DSS), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over several billons of Naira perpetrated by the immediate past Executive...

Nigeria Financing SDGs despite recession -FG

The Federal Government has told the United Nations that the country has been financing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) despite the downturn in the economy. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, said this when the Global...

NIETI: $37bn Crude Oil Worth Lost in Four Years

The Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) failed to account for $15.9 billion oil proceeds it received on behalf of the Nigerian government. This was disclosed yesterday by the Executive Secretary of NIETI, Waziri Adio, at...