With barely 10 days to the scheduled governorship election in Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday, said that it would obey court judgement relating to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Timipre Sylva The Bayelsa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Obo Effanga, expressed …
Read More »Minister Demises Reports over Alleged Scraping of NNPC
Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has demised media reports that the new draft Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) sent to National Assembly has recommended scraping of the NNPC. The minister allayed the fears while fielding questions from journalists at the National Assembly after an interactive session with the leadership …
Read More »‘Petrol Subsidy Removal will Save Nigeria N1trn, Create Jobs Annually’
Mr Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources says the Federal Government’s decision to fully remove subsidy from petrol will save the country ₦1trn annually and create massive jobs. Sylva, who said this on Thursday, while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, said that beginning from October, Nigerians “can …
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