Category National

EFCC Denies Disobeying Court Order on Yahaya Bello

AGAINST the backdrop of arguments and counter-arguments on whether the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  has disobeyed a court order concerning the botched arrest of former governor of Kogi State,  Mr.  Yahaya Adoza Bello, the Commission has denied disobeying…

NUPRC, Not Delaying $1.3bn ExxonMobil Assets Deal

THERE are indications that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, the regulator of Nigeria’s upstream oil sector, is not responsible for the alleged delay in granting consent to the sale of $1.3 billion of ExxonMobil’s 40 percent stake in…

FG Plans N100bn Police Housing Fund – IGP

Olukayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has revealed the federal government’s plan to establish a N100 billion Police Housing Fund in a bid to address the housing challenges faced by officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The announcement…

FG To Sell Off DisCos Managed By Banks, AMCON

THE Federal Government has disclosed plans to sell off the five electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) managed by some banks and Asset Management Company (AMCON) to technical power operators, by July 2024. Adebayo Adelabu, the minister of power disclosed this in Abuja…