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NICOLA STURGEON'S independence efforts have been dealt a blow as the Treasury allocated an extra £1.1billion for Scotland's Covid recovery budget.
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 14 February 2021 The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, have assured Nigerians that the 9th National Assembly will pass the Petroleum Industry Bill in the second quarter of this year but the reality on the ground indicates that it may not be as easy as they think, SUNDAY ABORISADE reports For the umpteenth time, the Petroleum Industry Bill found its way again to the National Assembly, when the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, on September 29, 2020, transmitted the proposed legi...
Punch Newspapers Sections ‘Femi Asu The International Monetary Fund says Nigeria has expressed strong commitment to avoid the return of fuel subsidy and to put an end to electricity tariff shortfalls by June this year. The Federal Government removed petrol subsidy in March last year after reducing the pump price of the product to N125 per litre from N145 on the back of the sharp drop in crude oil prices. The IMF, in a report after the conclusion of its Article IV consultation with Nigeria, said the authorities highlighted important recent reforms undertaken despite a difficult macroeconomic...
The International Monetary Fund says Nigeria has expressed strong commitment to avoid the return of fuel subsidy and to put an end to electricity tariff shortfalls by June this year.
Policy changes that forced government departments to buy locally produced vehicles would be good for the economy.