Solid Mineral Resources in Bayelsa State

Bayelsa State is the second largest oil state in Nigeria, producing 514,800 barrels (about 23.4%) of Nigeria’s 2.2 Million barrels of daily crude oil production at the time of this publication. Beyond abundant deposits of crude oil, the Bayelsa has other mineral resources, but because of the revenue it gets from oil production, it took the exploration … Read more

Mineral Resources in Anambra State

There are nine major mineral resources in Anambra state, but crude oil is most likely to fetch the state its highest revenue following an official designation of Anambra as an oil-producing state on September 2, 2021. Although the decision of the Federal Government to designate the state an oil-producing area was taken at the RMAFC’s … Read more

Mineral Resources in Akwa Ibom State

In 2021, Akwa Ibom State received NGN91.16 billion as derivation revenue from the Federal Government. Although the state is blessed with 11 major mineral resources, crude oil is the major resource that generates the most revenue for the state. However, the list of mineral resources that can be found in Akwa Ibom state are: Crude oil … Read more

Mineral Resources in Abia State

Abia state is blessed with seven major natural resources, however, oil/gas is the major focus of the state just the way Nigeria’s economy depends on crude oil.  It is one of the oil-producing states in Nigeria, as such, it gets derivation revenue like other states that are blessed with crude oil. Specifically, one of the … Read more

GMD of NNPC From 1977-Present

logo of NNPC limited

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), now known as Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has had 20 Group Managing Directors (GMD) since its formation in 1977. The formation of NNPC is linked to the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in 1956 at Oloibiri, present-day Bayelsa State. The head of NNPC Limited is now … Read more

Full List of New Petrol Pump Prices in Nigeria After Subsidy Removal

There was confusion across Nigeria on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, over the removal of payment of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit also known as Petrol. In his inauguration speech on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu bluntly said, “Petrol subsidy is gone”. Tinubu’s “petrol subsidy is gone” declaration forced petrol marketers across the country … Read more

Presidential Trips: List of Countries Tinubu Has Visited from June 2023 To Present

A group of Nigerian cabinet member standing in front of a presidential airplane to welcome Bola Tinubu who just returned from a foreign trip

From June 20, 2023, when President Bola Tinubu made his first foreign trip to Paris to date, he has embarked on at least 18 trips outside the shore of Nigeria. Like former President Muhammadu Buhari, who embarked on over 100 international trips during his reign, here is President Bola Tinubu’s foreign travel history from May … Read more

How Many LGAs Are in Osun State?

There are 69 Local Government Areas, Local Council Development Areas and Area Offices in Osun State, Southwest geopolitical zone, Nigeria. Are LCDAs recognised by the federal government? Out of the 69 council areas in the state, only 30 LGAs are recognised under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 30 LGAs are federal creations while 39 … Read more

List of Senators-Elect for 10th Senate in Nigeria (2023 Elections)

The names of 109 senators-elect in Nigeria in the 2023 National Assembly that will form the 10th National Assembly show that only two females were elected as senior lawmakers. In the names published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the two female senators that were elected are from Rivers State and the Federal Capital … Read more