The federal government has set aside N12.6bn to cater for the needs of children's programmes in this year’s budget. In his Children’s Day message, President Muhammadu Buhari asserted that every Nigerian child had the right quality and affordable education, as well as healthcare and other...

...Boroh to relocate to region as ministers, military, others brainstorm on peace, stability Owing to the recent incessant attacks on oil and gas installations by militants in the Niger Delta, President Muhammadu Buhari  has said the federal government was currently formulating key strategies on how...

The fishermen operating in the Atlantic coastline, have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the issue of outstanding oil spill compensation for them. The Niger Delta Coordinator of Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN), Rev. Samuel Ayadi, made the call in a chat with...

The Presidency has said that palliatives for the new fuel pricing regime are contained in the 2016 budget and would start in few weeks’ time. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity Laolu Akande said this in a statement.   The breakdown: •The direct...

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the fuel hike from N86.5 per litre to N145 can be traced to the scarcity of dollars occasioned by the depletion of the foreign reserve. The Vice-President said this at a book presentation of a book titled, ‘Anatomy of Corruption in...

At least 75 ships with two and a half million tonnes of fuel are awaiting importers on the high seas as Nigerians can’t find the dollars they need to pay for the cargoes, according to ship tracking data and fuel traders. A Reuters report said...