FG: Over $1bn Private Sector Investment Mobilised to Boost CNG Adoption Bloomberg: Dangote Refinery slashes crude purchase by over 50%, fuelling supply concerns
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The Minister of State for
Petroleum Resources (Gas), Vehicle Monitoring System promote safety, accountability, Natural Gas (CNG) sector. Ekperikpe Ekpo, yesterday (NGVMS), a key step in the and environmental integrity At the event, it was also launched the Nigerian Gas federal government’s drive to in the nation’s Compressed revealed that the federal
government has mobilised at Continued on page 10
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Senate Confirms Amupitan as INEC Chair Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
DISCUSSING BILATERAL RELATIONS...
L-R: Special Assistant to the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mrs. Keke Longe; Honourable Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite; Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Hara Shohei; and Director General, Debt Management Office (DMO), Mrs. Patience Oniha, after the bilateral meeting at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C, yesterday
Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan as new Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Continued on page 10
FG: Presidential Pardon Still Under Review, No Convict Released Yet
Says govt taking final look at list for remedial purposes Appreciates citizens’ vigilance, constructive feedback Declares reaction demonstrates Nigerians care about justice, good governance Herbert Macaulay’s family canvasses restoration of legacy
Segun James in Lagos and Alex Enumah in Abuja Smarting from the massive criticism that trailed the list of beneficiaries of President Bola Tinubu’s prerogative of mercy, the federal government yesterday clarified that the list was still under review, declaring that none of the announced recipients has been released yet. Tinubu had at the Council of State meeting in Abuja, last week, announced clemency for 175 persons serving various jail terms, citing reports of repentance and good conduct while in prison. However, the president’s Continued on page 10
PRESENTATION OF TWO BOOKS BY DAKUKU PETERSIDE IN LAGOS...
L-R: Author, Dr. Dakuku Peterside; wife, Mrs. Elima Peterside; former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; and Senator Ike Nwachukwu, during the public presentation of two books by Dr. Dakuku Peterside in Lagos, yesterday