Is Nigeria in Trouble?, By Gidado Y. Shuaib The title of this piece is a poser triggered by a blunt remark by Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the formidable political arch-rival of a former Edo State Governor and immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...

DPR Revokes 32 Refinery Licences, Says Dangote Plant 80% Complete Thirty-two refinery project licences issued to private investors in the country have become invalid in the past three years, according to the Department of Petroleum Resources. The DPR said on Monday that the number of...

Nigeria Raked In $150m From Coconut Oil In 2020       The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, on Wednesday in Benin disclosed that Nigeria generated $150m from the export of coconut oil and its derivatives in 2020. Speaking through his representative, Bernard Ukattah, a deputy...

FAAC Allocation In 2020 Not Bad         Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue to the Federal Government, 36 states and 774 local governments fell by just five percent to N7.14 trillion in eleven months (January to November) from N7.46 trillion in the same period of 2019. Going...

FERMA Gets N8.1bn From FG To Repair Ten Roads       The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a total of N8.1bn for the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency to carry out emergency repairs of 10 roads across the country. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed...

Nigeria Closer To Full Gas Utilisation Potential, Says Buhari         President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday said Nigeria under his watch was getting closer to the nation’s dream of full utilisation of its abundant gas potential. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,...