For the Nigerian media is it safe to say that glory’s thrill is over? Surely the heart, which was beating high in the past feels the pulse no more. Paradise appears to be lost. Could it, be regained? I fear, NEVER! There were only two classes of people who can possibly assist the return of paradise and it seems that the first class are dead…
Author: Iyabo Awokoya
Infrastructure and Mining Reform Positive Impact: Solid Minerals Production Grew by 105% between 2016 and 2021
The Nigerian solid mineral industry productivity is at an all-time high with a record-breaking volume of production for 2021. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria produced a total of about 89 million tons of solid minerals in 2021 compared to 54Million tons in 2019 signifying a 65% increase in production between 2019 and 2021, There is a 25% increase between 2021 and 2020 when 64 million tons was produced.
For the NNPC and Nigeria, is the Petroleum Industry Act the Wind of Positive Change?
What is in the PIA? Who are the stakeholders that the law impacts and how does it impact them? What has changed in the new legal framework relative to the past? But why is it important to gain clarity at all?
The Unholy Alliance Against Nigeria
The President left his flanks open in that speech and since that day, I have been waiting for the rebuttals to come from those who have been in arms against him. You see in cross-examination, we always caution that a lawyer must never ask a question that he does not already know the answer to.