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The social intervention programmes of the Buhari presidency, for which about half a trillion naira has been proposed in the 2016 budget, is not a one-off scheme, but a combination of several well-thought out programmes emphasising direct connections with the extremely poor and the needy, among other categories of the masses of this country. This explanation was offered on Sunday, …

The Federal Government has officially ended the subsidy on premium motor spirit, popularly known as petrol. The latest Petroleum Products Pricing template, issued by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency does not contain the usual subsidy component. The PPPRA is the government agency that regulates the prices of petroleum products in the country and its template has always offered insights …

Individuals questioned by the police and suspected to be involved in the forgery of the Senate Standing Orders used to conduct the leadership elections of the current 8th Senate will know whether or not they will be prosecuted this week. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), gave this indication in a telephone chat …

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has disclosed that three private refinery operators have indicated interest to start operations in the state just as he warned marketers against contravening the miscellaneous code which he said, is punishable by law. The Governor also advocated for the liberalization of the petroleum downstream sector to make room for an inter play of …

The Theater Command of Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army, on Friday, alerted Borno residents on a planned attack by Boko Haram terrorists using beggars and other strategies. Colonel Mustapha Anka, the Media Coordinator of the Theater, made this known in a statement in Maiduguri, the state capital. Anka said “the attention of the Operation Lafiya Dole has been …

Many filling stations across the country on Friday shunned the Federal Government’s directive on the new pump price for petrol as they continued to sell the product at either the old regulated price of N87 per litre or above it. The Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency on Tuesday announced that retail filling stations belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation …

ABUJA- President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, reiterated his earlier declaration of his administration willingness to negotiate with leaders of dreaded Boko Haram Islamists to ensure release of April 2014 abducted Chibok girls. Fielding journalists questions in a media chat last night, President Buhari dismissed reports that some Chibok girls have been rescued by the military stressing that if the government is …

The Federal Government says will digitalise the operations of the Federal Civil Service in 2016 to forestall altering of vital documents by some officials. The acting Head of the Civil Service (HOS) of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, when she paid an unscheduled visit to some Ministries and Government Agencies. She said the visit …

THE Federal Government has said from January 1, 2016, all retail stations of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) would start selling petrol at N86 per litre. Mr Farouk Ahmed, the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), announced this at a news conference in Abuja, on Tuesday. He also said other oil marketers would sell at N86.50 per …

Operatives of the Department of the State Security Service have re-arrested a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd). He was re-arrested at the gate of the Kuje Prison, Abuja, while he was about leaving the prison after meeting the bail conditions set for him by a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. The DSS took custody of Dasuki …