The federal government has announced that it revoked 1,633 mineral titles previously given to non-complying mining companies. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, announced this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the licenses of these mineral title holders were revoked due to failure to pay …
Read More »Abia governor Alex Otti spends N927million on meals and welfare packages in three months
Abia state governor, Alex Otti has spent a whopping N927million within three months on refreshments/meals, settlement of honorarium, allowances, and welfare packages for the eggheads. This is according to a report titled “Abia State Third Quarter (July – September) 2023 Budget Performance” which was posted on the state government’s website. …
Read More »After Zamfara, Kano verdicts, Appeal Court sacks Plateau governor
In very quick succession, the Court of Appeal, at different times in a space of 4 days, sacked three sitting governors over inadequacies in the mode of their election during the March 18 governorship election. Plateau state Governor Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was the third as …
Read More »Petrol price to fall as NNPCL imports massively – IPMAN
Following news that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) will soon flood the country with refined petrol, otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said, the pump price of petrol may drop in the coming days following the availability …
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