The three tiers of government – federal, state and local governments – shared N10.143 trillion from the Federation Account as statutory revenue allocations in 2023.The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Ogbonnaya Orji, said this in a report…
Former Niger Delta agitators totaling 183 have initiated legal proceedings against the Nigerian government over allegations of unpaid entitlements under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Led by their counsel, Regina Okotie-Eboh, the ex-militants filed 17 separate suits before Justice James…
Crude oil earnings by the Federal Government increased by about N449.93bn in the months of December 2023 and January 2024, an analysis of data in the latest reports on Nigeria’s oil production, on Sunday, showed. Although the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
The Federal Government has assured residents in the oil-polluted Niger Delta that its mangrove restoration programme will tackle climate change in the region. Minister of State Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, who made the pledge during the tour of remediation sites…
The Federal Government has directed Julius Berger back to the site to complete the Bodo-Bonny Road and bridge project in Rivers State which it had abandoned. The Minister of Works, David Umahi disclosed this when a delegation of the Bodo–Bonny…
PUNCH. In a bid to revive the port in Delta State, the Federal Government said it had awarded a contract for remedial dredging of Escravos channel. The government said that the move would help to expand the channel and attract…
Vanguard. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed yesterday said the establishment of Duchess International Hospital in Lagos will drastically reduce the huge drain caused by medical tourism on the country’s foreign reserves. Mohammed also explained that the…
Vanguard. Top natives of the South-South region at the weekend, warned the Federal Government, the Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Godwill Akpabion, to stop playing games with the Niger Delta Development…
PUNCH. The Federal Government on Friday approved the reopening of four additional land borders shut in August 2019 as part of efforts to curtail smuggling and boost local production of rice. A circular released by the Nigeria Customs Service, signed…
THIS DAY. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs(MNDA), Senator Godswill Akpabio, said the construction of educational facilities in communities in Bayelsa State is geared towards increasing the existing educational infrastructure in the Niger Delta region and thus improve access to…
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