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Ayade redeploys Solid Minerals Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2021 0

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has redeployed the Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Mr George Oben-Etchi, to the Ministry of Social Housing. The redeployment is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Calabar by Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor. The

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Solid minerals sector raked in N69.47bn in 2018 – NEITI

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

The latest audit report released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that the solid minerals sector contributed N69.47 billion to the nation’s federation revenue in 2018 alone. According to the report which was released to newsmen by NEITI’s Director, Communications & Advocacy, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, the

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Kebbi, FG collaborate to tackle erosion menace

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2018 0

Kebbi state ministry of environment and solid minerals is in collaboration with its sister ministry, the federal ministry of environment to tackle marked areas grossly ravaged by gully erosion. This was disclosed by the state commissioner of environment, Umar Hassan Kalgo in his office in Birnin Kebbi. According to him, erosion is a not peculiar […]

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Solid minerals development can sustain Nigeria’s economy- Sen Abubakar

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2018 0

Senator representing Adamawa South Senatorial District, Senator Ahmadu Abubakar has admonished the Federal Government to fully develop the large deposits of solid minerals across the country if it really wants to diversify the oil backed economy. The Senator lamented that Nigeria still suffers paucity of money to fund her annual budgets despite impressive deposits of […]

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We won’t condone abuse of N350bn natural resources fund- Dogara

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2018 0

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has disclosed that the parliament will not condone diversion or abuse, in whatever guise, of the N350billion natural resources funds to areas that are outside its core mandate. Speaking in the National Assembly, at the investigative hearing of the adhoc committee on the Utilisation of […]

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Government, agencies must synergise on foreign exchange management- Adeleke

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2017 0

Last Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari presented to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, N8.612 trillion 2018 Appropriation Bill. In this interview with GANIYU OBAARO, a financial expert, Mr. Azeez A. Adeleke, FCIB, examines some key issues in the budget, including sectoral allocation, foreign exchange, diversification, taxation and job creation. Excerpts