January 27, 2022

Buhari Has Done More Than US Govt In Infrastructure –Fashola

January 27, 2022 11:25 am

Nigeria’s incumbent Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, claimed the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has done more what the United States government is struggling to achieve.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Fashola made the comments in Kano during a conversation series of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to him, the current government has done more than all the previous governments when it comes to infrastructure.

He alleged that the People’s Democratic Party was known for stealing public funds to invest in bigger countries but that the APC brought back the stolen funds …

Nigeria Is Now Self-Sufficient In Cement Production – Buhari

January 27, 2022 11:01 am

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has boasted that the country was now self-sufficient in cement production, such that it has also risen to become a net exporter of the product to other neighbouring countries.

Buhari also pointed out that this wouldn’t have been feasible if his administration was not churning out economic diversification policies that enable entrepreneurs harness resources that are abundant in the country.

He made these remarks in Sokoto on Thursday, while inaugurating a new 3 million metric tonnes per annum BUA Cement Sokoto Line 4 factory.

The President said he was pleased to identify with the …

NNPC Has Requested ₦3trn As Fuel Subsidy – Finance Minister

January 27, 2022 12:43 am

The Federal Government has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has requested the sum of three trillion naira (₦3,000,000,000,000) as fuel subsidy for 2022.

Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, made this disclosure while speaking to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.

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‘In 2022, because of the increased crude oil price per barrel in the global market, now at $80 per barrel, and also because NNPC’s assessment is that Nigeria …

Five Killed As Rebel Missile Hits Yemen City – Medic

January 27, 2022 12:19 am

No fewer than five people were killed on Wednesday and about 23 others left seriously wounded when Yemeni rebels fired a ballistic missile at the strategic northern city of Marib, a medical source have disclosed.

According to the medic, ‘two soldiers and three civilians were killed’ in the strike.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Marib, in an oil-rich province of the same name, is the government’s last northern stronghold, and the Iran-backed Huthi rebels have been fighting to seize it for months.

A pro-government military source also said a ballistic missile shot by the Huthis landed in the …