England, Argentina, Mexico and Iran have confirmed their participation in the 2026 Int’l Polo tournament scheduled to hold in January in Port Harcourt, Rivers.Continue Reading
The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) and Electric Vehicles, on Thursday unveiled its 2.0 and electric mobility programmes aimed at expanding nationwide transition to cleaner and more affordable transport energy.Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya Mr Michael Ohiani, Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says Nigeria requires N348 trillion to address infrastructure deficit in the country. He said this during a presentation at the Second Quarter 2024 Nigeria Public Private Partnership Network (NPPN) meeting in Minna on Wednesday. The theme ofContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Debt Management Office says the rise in Nigeria’s public debt stock from N97.34 trillion in December 2023 to N121.67 trillion in March 2024, is partly due to exchange rate fluctuations. The Director-General of DMO, Patience Oniha, said this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) said on Tuesday that it has put everything on ground to surpass the achievements of the country at previous Olympics. President of NOC, Habu Gumel, said this while receiving the reports of committees on its constitution review and the refurbishment of sportsContinue Reading
By Joseph Edeh Former Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Mike Okiro has called on the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Nigeria Police Force to work in harmony for national security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police had alleged irregularities and corruption in the recruitment of ConstablesContinue Reading
By Cynthia Okoye The Kungaboku rural community in the Bwari Area Council, has appealed to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike for the construction of its access road and provision of potable water, other basic amenities. Residents of the predominantly farming community, made the appeal in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun has described the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project as critical to the industrialisation and economic growth of Nigeria. Edun stated this on Friday, during a working visit of three cabinet Ministers to the AKK gas pipelineContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Experts have called for the adoption of good regulatory governance principles to tackle the implications of overlapping regulatory functions on business operations and the manufacturing sector. They made the call on Thursday in Lagos at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ikeja branch, 2024 Chief Executive OfficersContinue Reading
By Ngozi Njoku The Lagos State Government on Thursday arraigned a former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, charged with N998 million stationary fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogunbanjo, whose residential address was not provided, was arraigned on eight counts bordering on conspiracy to commitContinue Reading
