The federal government wednesday hinted that it had raised the N45 billion needed to clear the pension arrears of the defunct Nigerian Airways workers arrears. The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on behalf of the federal government, disclosed…
Presidency cautions media on security reporting (Nation)
The Federal Government has warned the media to thread softlyin reporting security. In spite of the right to freedom of expression, the Presidency urged the media to strike a balance between openness and national security. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu in…
FG, APC take digs at PDP after apology (ThisDay)
The federal government and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tuesday took separate digs at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, admonishing the PDP to go the whole hog with its…
How U.S. swindles Nigerians in visa application fees (Guardian)
Though the Federal Government pegged the exchange rate at N305.25 to a dollar, the American Consulate in Nigeria exchanged N400 to a dollar in visa application fees for one fiscal year, until yesterday. This was deduced from the visa fees and exchange…
Why Nigeria may miss targets for oil reserves (Guardian)
A 10-year target set by the Federal Government to boost crude oil reserves to 40 billion barrels and daily production to four million by 2020 is becoming unrealistic due to uncertainties that decrease investments in the sector. Indeed, instead of…