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The brief: Minister on hot seat; Freight charges; Ultimatum to Ministers

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, has been summoned by the House of Representatives over the deteriorating infrastructure and rising insecurity…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, has been summoned by the House of Representatives over the deteriorating infrastructure and rising insecurity in the nation’s capital.

The federal government has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to resume collection of freight charges in naira denominated invoices for excess capacity for coastal movement of petroleum products, using the Import and Export (I&E) window rate for the time being.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has given a one-week ultimatum to Ministries, Departments and Agencies yet to defend their budget proposals for 2022 to do so or risk zero allocation.

Residents Decry Rot In FCT As Reps Summon Minister

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, to appear before it to explain the deteriorating infrastructure and rising insecurity in the nation’s capital under his watch.

The anger by the legislators came at a time residents of Abuja and environs accused both the FCT Administration and the six area councils of not doing much to improve or maintain the existing infrastructure in the territory.

FG Orders NNPC To Collect Coastal Freight Charges For Petrol In Naira

The federal government has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to resume the collection of freight charges in naira denominated invoices for excess capacity for coastal movement of petroleum products, using the Import and Export (I&E) window rate for the time being.

It also directed petroleum marketers to revert to the official depot price for the sale of petrol nationwide.

Obiano, Ojukwu, Ibezim, Umeh, Other Winners Of Anambra Guber Poll

With the victory of Prof Charles Soludo in Anambra Governorship election, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has reaffirmed its dominance in the South Eastern State. APGA has been ruling Anambra in the past 16 years.

Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, polled highest number of votes cast during election, to emerge winner of the election.

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Ikoyi Collapsed Building Rescue Operation May End Wednesday

Barring any unforeseen development, the search and rescue operation at the scene of the 21-storey building, which collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos last week may be concluded on Wednesday (today).

The incident, which occurred last week’s Monday claimed 44 lives including the owner of the building while 15 people survived.

Defend Your Budget Proposals In 1 Week Or Risk Zero Allocation, Lawan Tells MDAs

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has given a one-week ultimatum to Ministries, Departments and Agencies yet to defend their budget proposals for 2022 to do so or risk zero allocation.

He said the one-week extension would allow relevant committees to conclude work on the budget estimates of MDAs for presentation to the Committee on Appropriations.

Osimhen, Ighalo, Noble Absent As Super Eagles Train For Lone Star

The trio of Victor Osimhen, John Noble and Odion Ighalo was missing yesterday as the Super Eagles had their first training session ahead of Saturday’s Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup African qualifying encounter against the Lone Star of Liberia.

According to the statement from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), 21 players trained at the Grand Stade de Tanger also known as Stade Ibn Batouta, a 45,000 –capacity facility in Morocco.

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