Says it makes printing of materials challenging By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said the continued nomination, substitution or disqualification of candidates after all the sensitive materials have been printed in compliance with court orders and judgements within a short period of time is
Crude pumped out of the wells must be metered for transparency
For several years, the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has been harping on the need to bring integrity to bear on the operations of the oil sector. The agency had in all its oil and gas audit reports repeatedly recommended that meters be placed on oil wellheads to measure the volume of crude oil produced across the country. But little or nothing had been done as the sector more or less still relies on estimated values. Last week, the new NEITI Executive Secretary, Orji Ogbonnaya-Orji repeated the old complaint. âAs we speak, it is very difficult for any Nigerian to ascertain how much we are actually producing,â said Orji. âIf you do not know how much you are producing how would you know how much you are expected to earn?â