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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) regrets to announce the demise of its  immediate past Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, Friday night. Dr. Baru was the 18th Group Managing Director of the nnpc a consummate Mechanical Engineer, who steered the affairs of the Corporation from July 4th 2016 to July 7th 2019 . A statement by the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Dr. Kennie Obateru announced the passing on of dr maikanti Baru after a brief illness in a hospital in Abuja The release says NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari expressed shock over the sudden death of dr maikanti baru ,describing him as a man ‘of exemplary character and disposition.’ Dr. Baru, was 60, years  Old.

The attention of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has been drawn to series of reports on claims by tertiary institutions unions, led by ASUU, that IPPIS was deducting their salaries and allowances to the extent that their take home is now only 50% or less of what they earn. It is pertinent that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) puts the records straight for the interest of the general public and majority of staff of tertiary institutions that have displayed unparalleled understanding and cooperated with IPPIS till date. We hereby state as follows: The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Tax is a statutory tax deductions paid by all salary earners. IPPIS applied the correct rate in compliance with Section 34 of the 6th schedule on personal income tax (Amendment) Act of 2011. Prior to migration to IPPIS, the rate of tax being applied by tertiary institutions was not correct, leading to underpayment of PAYE Tax. It is important to note t...

The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari. The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020. May God accept his soul. Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) April 18, 2020

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS TO CONSIDER ANOTHER ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL THAT WILL ENSURE THAT NIGERIANS GET FREE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY FOR TWO MONTHS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE ECONOMY. THIS CAME TO LIGHT DURING A MEETING BETWEEN LEADERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE BUDGET OFFICE. THE SPEAKER FEMI GBAJABIAMILA  SAID THE PROPOSED BILL WILL BE CONSIDERED IMMEDIATELY THE HOUSE RECONVENES FROM THE ONGOING BREAK WHICH WAS DECLARED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. GBAJABIAMILA SAYS ELECTRICITY IS A COMMODITY CONSUMED BY EVERY HOUSEHOLD, AND USING IT TO BOOST THE INFORMAL SECTOR, UNDER WHICH MOST NIGERIANS OPERATE, IS ESSENTIAL IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. HE URGED THE EXECUTIVE TO CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS PUT FORWARD BY EXPERTS ON PREPARATION AGAINST ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS. THE MINISTER OF FINANCE ZAINAB AHMED SAID A 500 BILLION NAIRA INTERVENTION FUND IS AMONG MEASURES INITIATED BY GOVERNMENT. T...

in line with the Government approval for a monthly review of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump price, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING REGULATORY AGENCY (PPPRA) has announced a  PMS pump price of N123.50 per Litre. The price which becomes effective 1st April 2020, shall apply at all retail outlets nationwide for the month of April, 2020. A statement Signed By Abdulkadir Saidu Executive Secretary Said PPPRA and other relevant regulatory Agencies shall continue to monitor compliance to extant regulations for a sustainable downstream petroleum sector. Members of the Public and all Oil Marketing Companies are to be guided accordingly.

1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the event the disease hits Nigeria. 3. The whole instruments of government are now mobilized to confront what has now become both a health emergency and an economic crisis. 4. Nigeria, unfortunately, confirmed its first case on 27th February 2020. Since then, we have seen the number of confirmed cases rise slowly. 5. By the morning of March 29th, 2020, the total confirmed cases within Nigeria had risen to ninety-seven. 6. Regrettably, we also had our first fatality, a former employee of PPMC, who died on 23rd March 2020. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family in this very difficult time. We also pray for quick recovery for those infected and undergoing treatment. 7. As of today, COVID-19 has no cure. Scientists around the wo...

In Pursuant to the need to mitigate the spread of corona virus amongst passengers, the Federal Road Safety Corps has arrested a total of 144 offenders for overloading of vehicles in persons and ordered all categories of transporters to ensure full compliance with the provisions of Regulation 108 (1) of the National Road Traffic Regulation 2012 on compulsory passenger manifest; while directing all public transport operators to imbibe necessary precautionary measures in their parks and terminals as failure to adhere strictly to this order will attract the necessary sanctions. In a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, he said that the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi who gave the order stated that the Corps observed that despite the palpable spread of the virus, public transport operators continued to board passengers to full capacity without consideration to social distancing, passenger manifest and seat spacing of passengers. He said this unhealthy be...