How Dangote’s $750m offer to manage Nigeria’s refineries was rejected — Obasanjo

Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed new details about Nigeria’s refinery woes, recounting failed efforts to privatise the country’s refineries and the subsequent financial losses under government management. In an exclusive interview with Channels TV on Thursday, Obasanjo discussed the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries during his presidency. He explained how he sought…

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Fubara signs N1.1tn 2025 budget into law

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara [Credit: X | #SimFubaraKSC] Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the state’s 2025 budget worth N1.1 trillion into law. The budget, christened ‘Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development,’ was presented before the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led State House of Assembly on December 30, 2024. This was disclosed by the governor via…

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Group Commends Gov Fubara Over Political Maturity Despite Provocations

  …calls for President Tinubu’s intervention to prevent breakdown of law and order by Wike Supporters   A coalition of 100 pro-democracy groups in the country, under the auspices of National Patriotic Coalition (NPC), has commended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, for demonstrating political maturity in the face of provocations. The group noted that Fubara’s…

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