By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – Armed groups operating in Falgore and Rugu forests of Kano and Katsina states have set up a parallel government, demanding heavy fees from sugarcane and maize farmers, forcing many to abandon fields near military checkpoints. Rugu Forest is in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State while Falgore Forest…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has defended the 2026 budget with total expenditure of ₦58.18 trillion before the National Assembly, and this is how it was allocated to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs): 1. Presidency → ₦355,100,320,721 2. National Assembly → ₦344,852,880,669 3. Ministry of Defence → ₦3,154,393,400,291 4. Ministry of…
Stakeholders at the meeting. By Anietie Akpan Women, elders and stakeholders of Ibiono Ibom local government area have unanimously restated their resolve to present a common interest of support for Governor Umo Eno’s re-election in next year’s general elections. It was a special converge of political eggheads in Ibiono Ibom local government area, where what…
By Imran Muhammad ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Below are the Ministry of Power and National Rural Electrification Agency Projects in 2026 Budget. Ministry of Power 1. COUNTERPART FUNDING OF EARMARKED TRANSMISSION LINES AND SUBSTATIONS PROJECTS UNDER DONOR AGENCIES & ZUNGERU TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT (WORLD BANK, AFDB, AFD, JICA, CHINA EXIM BANK) – ₦25.38 billion – Nationwide…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, could rise to around N950 per litre in 2026. The forecast is based on an average crude oil price of $55 per barrel, domestic crude production of 1.5 million barrels per day,…
