By Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has presented its 2026 budget proposal to the National Assembly, highlighting achievements in procurement reforms and savings. The Director-General (D-G), BPP, Dr Adebowale Adedokun said this in a statement by Zira Nagga, Head of Press and Public Relations, BPP, in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS). This is to promote fairness, transparency in the public procurement system. A statement by Zira Nagga, Head, Press and Public Relations, BPP on FridayContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Bureau of Public Procurement(BPP) said the ongoing procurement reforms saved the Federal Government over N1.1 trillion between January and December 2025. Director-General of the Bureau, Mr Adebowale Adedokun, revealed this on Thursday while defending the agency’s 2026 budget before the Senate Committee on Public Procurement inContinue Reading
NBy Angela Atabo The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has announced a net operating surplus of N19.5 billion for the 2025 financial year, representing over 68.4 per cent year-on-year growth. Speaking at his two years anniversary, on Wednesday in Abuja,the Managing Director and Chief Executive of FMBN, Shehu Osidi,Continue Reading
By Nana Musa The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says there is a need for unity among countries of the Global South to check the rising fragility in global growth. Edun said this at the Intergovernmental Group of 24 (G-24) Technical GroupContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has unveiled a transformative strategy aimed at strengthening trust and transparency within Nigeria’s public procurement system. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, said this during the stakeholders’ consultative meeting on Tuesday in Kano. He said that the meetingContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order for direct remittance of oil and gas revenue to the Federation Account. CMAN’s President, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Uwaleke described the decision as one ofContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Mr Yemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says cross‑border payments are becoming the backbone of the international monetary and financial system globally. Cardoso, in his plenary speech, said this in Abuja on Thursday at the G‑24 Technical Group Meetings (TGM) themed “MobilisingContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Abuja, Feb. 18, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given interested industry stakeholders March 20 as deadline for the ongoing review and submission of the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) 2000. The Head of Public Affairs, NCC, Mrs Nnenna Ukoha made this known in a statementContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, says it is imperative for Africa to grow, industrialise, create jobs, expand opportunities, and lift millions out of poverty. According to a statement from the apex bank, Cardoso said that the continent should also decarboniseContinue Reading
