Editorial

Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has revealed the ministry’s plans for Nigeria’s Petroleum sector in 2017, assuring that the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, will be passed into law and the nation’s refineries revamped.

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has lambasted some Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, including United Nations agencies, such as UNICEF, for failing to justify the huge funds they claim to have expended on victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East region.

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritize healthcare delivery especially to people in rural areas and the vulnerable population of the society, such as women, and children under the age of 5.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied any involvement in the Malabu Oil deal scandal which occurred during his presidency.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raised the alarm over the quantity of fake and adulterated drugs in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, saying that the town has now become the hub of such drugs in the West African sub region.

A letter announcing Ndume's removal as Senate's majority leader was read out during plenary on Tuesday by Senate President Bukola Saraki as the lawmakers’ resume sitting following the Christmas and New Year recess.