BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government says it has adopted 88 international standards for Compressed Natural Gas products to bolster the ongoing rollout of various CNG initiatives across the country. It said this procedure will ensure a smooth implementation of CNG systems in vehicles and to ensure the use ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Air Peace has denied any wrongdoing by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Allen Onyema, and Chief of Finance and Administration, Mrs. Ejiro Eghagha, who have been charged by the United States for alleged obstruction of justice. A statement released by the US Attorney’s Office saidContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi described the recent hike in the price of petrol products as “unfortunate and insensitive”. Obi made this known in a statement he titled “Reversing the Sudden Fuel Price Increase”, on his X.comContinue Reading
Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho (Middle), President of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and CEO of Hamburg Port Authority Jens Meier (2nd Left), Managing Director IAPH, Mr. Patrick Verhoeven (2nd Right), Executive Director Finance & Administration, NPA Ms. Vivian Richard Edet (1st Right)Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has given approval for marketers to begin the lifting of premium motor spirit commonly known as fuel from the Dangote Refinery without going through the Nigerian National Petroluem Company Limited (NNPCL). According to a Friday statement by the Minister of Finance and the CoordinatingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, on Friday, called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of petrol, saying Nigerians are suffering. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Ndume lamented that the astronomical increase in the prices of fuel, food, essential goods and services is becoming unaffordable toContinue Reading
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to fix petrol prices. In a statement on Thursday, Falana said the action by the petroleum company contravened the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Falana said though the NNPCL claimed theContinue Reading
8th October 2024 BY OUR REPORTERS Three major revenue-generating agencies in Nigeria deducted a total of N533.11bn as costs of revenue collection in the first seven months of 2024, according to findings by The FRONTLINE REPORTERS The agencies include the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and Nigerian UpstreamContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Governor Siminalayi Fubara has expressed worry over President Bola Tinubu’s mention of his name in his statement on the destruction of local government secretariats in Rivers State. Fubara was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. Violent clashes erupted in at least four localContinue Reading
Rivers-based environmentalist and human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has knocked the Nigeria Police Force for its “unacceptable” and “dangerous” operations in the oil-rich state. “If nobody is not going to defend us, we are very likely going to be left to have to defend ourselves,” Briggs said on Channels Television’sContinue Reading