Until the signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari (Petroleum Industry Act 2021), the functions of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) were carried out by three agencies: the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), the Midstream and Downstream Divisions of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), and the Petroleum Equalization Fund … Read more
Recently an agency of government alleged that Dangote Refinery is pushing for a monopoly, but findings show that there are 26 other refineries spread across Nigeria, which have operating licences from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) formerly known as the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). This means if all the refineries are active … Read more
There are 774 Local Government Areas recognized by Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. By number, Kano State has 44, the highest while Bayelsa State has the least with 8 LGAs. Below are the 36 states and the number of LGAs in each of them: Local Governments By Zone If we segment the local government areas by the … Read more
Ministry of Livestock Development is the newest ministry in Nigeria following approval by President Bola Tinubu, bringing the number of federal Ministries to 36. The government says the new ministry was created to address the recurring clashes between herders and farmers. This was announced during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Livestock Reforms at the Presidential Villa on … Read more
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, signed into law the old National Anthem, “Nigeria We Hail Thee”, replacing the existing one, “Arise O Compatriots” to mark his one year anniversary in office. The president signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 into law after it scaled accelerated passage by the National Assembly. Nigeria We Hail … Read more
The way events happen in Nigeria makes it seem like Nigerians forget things quickly, but the way bigger events override the others is overwhelming. No wonder no one is asking about the whereabouts of the billionaire and celebrity police officer Abba Alhaji Kyari, a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police. He was arrested on February 14, … Read more
The bribery allegation by Binance CEO Richard Teng against some members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives is getting ‘interesting’, yet embarrassing, by the day. On Thursday, May 9, 2024, a Public Affairs analyst, Kayode Ogundamisi, revealed that Honourable Dominic Ifeanyichukwu Okafor was the lawmaker who demanded millions of dollars in bribes from the cryptocurrency firm. As … Read more
Those closely following the probe by Nigeria’s federal lawmakers will know that the recent bribery allegation the Binance CEO made against the House of Representatives House Committee on Financial Crimes, chaired by Ginger Onwusibe (LP, Abia), isn’t new. Sadly, the majority of Nigerians, who commented on the rebuttal from the government, believed him over the … Read more
There are two categories of birth certificates as outlined on the self-service portal of the National Population Commission (NPC): 1) An attestation certificate for those born before 1992 and 2) the usual birth certificate for those born after 1992. Whichever applies to you, here is how to get this certificate which you can use to … Read more
There have been a lot of changes in how to change your name, modify your date of birth, change of address, and update of your phone number on your NIN data since the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) launched its self-service modification portal. And of course, the self-service portal by the commission is a testament that … Read more