Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to demand transparency in the operations of government agencies, particularly the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), which he accused of shrouding its activities in secrecy. In a statement on Tuesday, Obi expressed concern over the conflicting reports on subsidy payments, saying it...
Aggrieved Nigerians on Monday, took to the streets of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in protest against the lingering fuel scarcity in the country. The demonstrators who displayed various placards, also demanded the immediate sacking of the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, over the fuel...
Oando Plc has warned individuals and entities making what it termed false information about its recent acquisition of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to desist or face legal action. In a statement signed on Monday by Ayotola Jagun, the company’s secretary, Oando described the claims as “malicious, baseless, and false,” stating that they have been...
The subtle war of words and exchange of barbed insults between former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri and veteran journalist and publisher of Ovation International Magazine, Dele Momodu, may not end anytime soon following a resumption of hostilities. The resumption of the war was kick-started by Omokri in a post on X on...
For more than a year, especially since the assumption of new administrations by both the federal and state governments in May 2023, there have been questions as to how each tier of the government spends the allocations disbursed to them monthly. The Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) is responsible for reviewing and adopting the allocation...