NNPC Refineries Idle For 19 Months, Record N177.21bn Loss
In 19 straight months of not processing any barrel of crude oil, the government-owned refineries in Nigeria recorded a total loss of N177.21bn, the latest data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have shown.
An analysis of...
We Are Working With Stakeholders To End Subsidy, Says Kyari
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday disclosed that the Federal Government is currently engaging with stakeholders on the process that will lead to the removal of subsidy on...
Petrol Subsidy Rises To N500bn
With the Federal Government leaving the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) unchanged in the first five months of this year despite the increase in global oil prices, subsidy on the product is estimated to gulp N500bn in the...
Experts Blame Forex, Insecurity, Low Production As Inflation Hits 18.17%
Nigeria’s rate of inflation, which has maintained a continuous increase for more than a year, rose again in March, hitting a high of 18.17 per cent, according to data released on Thursday by the National...
FG Inaugurates Fuel Pricing Committee, New Price Regime Begins
The Federal Government has inaugurated the ‘Bipartite Plus Committee’ on technical framework on the pricing of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol.
This is happening as the new price regime for PMS announced last week by...
2021 Economy Outlook And CBN’s Solutions
The year 2021 is literally here. Suddenly it has become the year for a magic which was initially expected for 2020, but which disappointed due, obviously, to the public health crises of COVID-19 that practically pressured all economies, including...