On Monday May 22, 2023, policymakers and captains of industries from across the world converged at the Lekki axis of Lagos state for the commissioning of the world’s Largest Single-Train 650,000 barrels-per-day petroleum refinery, built by Dangote Group. Going by commentaries, the refinery when become fully operational will give a boost to efforts by the Federal Government to make Nigeria self-sufficient in local refining of crude oil and save the scarce foreign exchange used in the importation of petroleum products.
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Even though its has been noted long ago by the sage that no individual, society, state or nation becomes great by living on borrowed funds, a critical look by this piece at the recent approval of a credit facility amounting to N40 billion by the Delta State House of Assembly for the Delta state Governor, Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, for the purpose of assisting the 25 local government councils settle their accumulated pensions owed to retired primary school teachers and local government employees in the state, reveals that the state government’s action was laced with ingrained merit(s).
The truth be told and states the obviously so that people with good morals with not be pricked or be policed by their conscience as against the many unfunded stories. I’m telling the story and change the narratives that Senator Abubakar Ahmad Moallayidi is one of the All Progressives Congress staunch Loyalist from Adamawa that the party is fortunate to get.
Russia’s most senior generals have dropped out of public view after a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top military brass, amid a drive by President Vladimir Putin to reassert his authority.
Even when it is obvious that as humans, it is always convenient to forget and uncomfortable to remember, one invaluable asset the out gone 9th National Assembly left behind that will be too difficult to forget by Nigerians particularly, the people of the Niger Delta region, South South geopolitical zone of the country is the 2021 passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, after over 17years of back and forth movement, and its subsequent signing to law by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
If there is any event in recent times that amply demonstrates that nations succeed or fail and define their essential character by the way they challenge the unknown and cope with fears, it is the Senate’s recent and final rejection on Tuesday June 6, 2023, of the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage.
Today, we gather here to mark the beginning of a new era in the Nigeria Customs Service. I stand before you as the newly appointed Comptroller General, humbled and honoured by the trust placed in me by our esteemed President, His excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. This call to duty signifies a great responsibility, a responsibility to serve our nation as trade facilitators and enforcers of government policy. It is a delicate balancing act that demands professionalism, integrity, and the highest ethical standards.
It is common knowledge that taxation plays a vital role in the economic development of every country whether developed, developing or under developed, and Nigeria is no exception. Government at all levels depends on the tax it collects to run the affairs of the State and it is the duty of every taxable citizen to contribute their quota to this effect. Without taxes, there can be no country.
A cursory look at the Oil and Gas host communities in Delta state reveals an area tensed up with a lot of issues, intrigues and hiccups. Their anger in the present moment, going by media reports, is precipitated by the alleged opaque manner the former governor of the state, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, managed the 13% Oil Derivation Fund that accrued to the state.
The struggles in Adamawa are never exceptional ones as senior politicians in the political party of the All Progressives Congress has since began to scheme out their ways to the next appointment. After the Secretary to the Government of the Federal luck shined on the former Governor of Benue State (SGF), George Akume, and the National Security Adviser (NSA) appointment went to Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who is from Adamawa state. The next political appointment many are waiting to hear and politicians are struggling to get is the ministerial appointment.