Supply Of Nigeria’s LPG Rises By 34.7% In 11 Months         The supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas, has increased to 793,000 metric tonnes, MT in the first 11 months of 2020. Information available to Energy Vanguard showed that domestic supply stood...

Deploying Blockchain Technology To Drive Healthcare in Nigeria By Inyene Ibanga       This year’s edition of the Middle East premium technology show – the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX 2020) – witnessed a wide array of tech launches and innovations, with attendees getting to handle the latest...

We Passed 2021 Budget In Good Time, Says Gbajabiamila         Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday, said that the parliament passed the 2021 budget in good time to ensure the country maintains the January to December budget cycle started last year. Speaker’s submission...

Fed Govt Records N1.29trn Fiscal Deficit In Three Months       The Federal Government recorded a fiscal deficit of N1.29tn during the third quarter of 2020. This was disclosed in the third-quarter economic report of the Central Bank of Nigeria released on Sunday. The CBN said, “At N2.27tn, federally...

Electricity: Gas, Transmission, Distribution Facilities Hinder 10,106MW Generation         A total of 10,106.8 megawatts of electricity could not be generated by the nation’s power plants last week amid lingering challenges in the Nigerian electricity supply industry. Daily electricity generation in the country averaged 4,601.33MW last week as...

Food Prices Rising, Household Incomes Precarious – NBS       The prices of most food items increased in November this year, while the incomes for many households are still in precarious situations, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. In its Selected Food Prices Watch for November 2020,...