By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total public debt stock of Nigeria as at March was N49.95 trillion (108.30 billion dollars). According to a statement obtained from the DMO official website on Sunday, the total debt stock comprises the external and domestic debts of the FederalContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) said it had provided power supply to over 700 households and businesses in Danchitagi community in Niger to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. Mr Ahmad Salihijo, Managing Director of the agency said this while inspecting the project on Saturday inContinue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah The FCT Directorate of National Orientation Agency (NOA), has solicited the collaboration of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT council to sensitise Nigerians on the fuel subsidy removal. The Acting Director, FCT NOA, Mrs Ijeoma Agbanusi, made the call during a visit to the NUJ FCTContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has vowed to jail or fine any person engaged in any form of discrimination, violence and harmful traditional practices against widows in the country. Mrs Monilola Udoh, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMoWA), gave the warning during community grassroots sensitisation on FridayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Agricultural Commodities Project 2023 has urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint professional practitioners to manage the agricultural sector to achieve national food security. The group of experts, comprising of over 70 agricultural commodities associations, made the call during a news conference in Abuja on Friday.Continue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye Mr Victor Muruako, the Chairman of the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), says the culture of financial impunity is gradually becoming a thing of the past in the country. Muruako made this known during a courtesy visit by the Nigerian Economics Students’ Association (NESA), University of Nigeria, NsukkaContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has appealed to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), to quickly intervene in fresh crude oil spill in Rivers State. The appeal also goes to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). The Executive-DirectorContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni Mr Obadiah Nkom, Director-General, Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), has encouraged Nigerian youths to engage in mining and agricultural activities to enhance mineral resources and reduce unemployment. Nkom said this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said thatContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) One of the major decisions taken by President Bola Tinubu on assumption of office on May 29, after removal of petrol subsidy, was the suspension of the governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele. The Secretary to the Government ofContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office (DMO) has commended President Bola Tinubu for his economic focus on improved expenditure as a way of reducing public debt levels. The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday inContinue Reading
