Sen Abdul-Aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has paid over N1.3 billion as fertiliser subsidy to farmers for this year’s wet farming season across the state. Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji, Chairman, Yari’s Publicity Committee, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday. Birnin-Magaji quoted Alhaji Lawal Liman, Chairman, Sen. Yari Political Organisation, as saying this while inspecting the…
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has commended President Bola Tinubu for investing majority of funds saved from the removal of fuel subsidies in road projects across the country. This, according to the group, is a fulfilment of the President’s promises after his bold step of removing fuel subsidies in May 2023. Mr Emeka Nwankpa,…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced Mamman Ali and Christian Taylor to 14 years’ imprisonment each over a N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. Ali, son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, and Taylor were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC charged…
Energy expert, Dr Ayodele Oni, says the removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria has had a significant impact on the country’s economy. Oni, a partner at Bloomfield Law Firm, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to him, experts have noted both positive and…
The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Monday explained how key beneficiaries of the fuel subsidy regime made governance difficult for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the first eighteen months of his administration. Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, also expressed optimism that the 2025 Appropriation Act would largely address Nigeria’s socio-economic…
