Flowerbud News Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged heads of agencies to be guided by the extant provisions that established their organisations in preparing their 2025 budget. Shettima, represented by Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, made the call during a retreat for the Chief Executives of the Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs) underContinue Reading

Oyo Govt. Commences free distribution of 21,000 bags of fertilizers to 10,500 farmers   By Adewale Owoade Oyo State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government, has commenced the free distribution of 21,000 bags of assorted fertilizers to over 10,500 farmers in the state. The flag-off ceremony was held atContinue Reading

Federal Executive Council Orders NNPC to Sell Crude Oil to Local Refineries THE FEDERAL Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to start selling crude oil to local refineries, including Dangote Refinery.   This move aims to stabilize refined fuel prices and the dollar-Naira exchange rate.Continue Reading

Flowerbud News Equity investors on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) experienced a significant loss of N1.32 trillion in the just concluded week. The downward performance was driven by selloffs in Tier-one banking stocks namely: Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), and also Dangote Cement, Dangote Sugar, African Prudential, amongContinue Reading

Courtesy – ThisDay Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja As Dangote Refinery fights back allegations by Nigerian Upstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) that its refined products are inferior to imported ones, a letter seen by THISDAY has shown that the regulatory authority approved the firm’s in-house laboratory for the testingContinue Reading

  By Iyiola Olalere Flowerbudnews:   Cross River State Government has flagged off the livelihood component of the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme with distribution of boats to fishermen and riverine communities of the state. Governor Bassey Otu presented the items to beneficiaries on Thursday at Calabar MunicipalityContinue Reading

Poultry Association Commends FG’s support, seeks further interventions   By Adewale Owoade   The National President of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Mr Sunday Ezeobiora, has commended the Federal Government for the creation of a ministry to support livestock businesses.   Ezeobiora who gave the commendation at a stakeholder’s meeting inContinue Reading