By Sarafina Christopher/Patricia Amogu Former Director-General of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has called for an upward review of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) proposed budget allocation to Edo South Senatorial zone. Onaiwu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has promised to address challenges affecting the delivery of primary and secondary education in the nation’s capital, Abuja. The Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, Dr Danlami Hayyo, gave the assurance after a visit to some secondary schools in Abuja on Monday,Continue Reading
CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has disbursed 61.64 million dollars to foreign airlines through various commercial banks. Tbe bank said in a statement issued by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, in Abuja on Sunday. According to Sidi-Ali,Continue Reading
By Nana Musa The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), and other employers of labour in the FCT to file their 2023 returns before Jan. 31st. The FCT-IRS Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Mustapha Sumaila, made the call in a statementContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has said that the Federal Government would implement a new national living wage for industrious workers in 2024. He said that the decision was not only for good economic sense but “because it is the morally and politically correct thing to do”. In aContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has urged the media to be good ambassadors and promote the country positively to enable it to attract more investments. The NIPC Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Aisha Rimi, said this at a media “Meet and Greet” organised by the CommissionContinue Reading
By Gregg Mmaduakolam The Management of Council For the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) says the Council targets to generate over N5 billion as its revenue in 2024. The Acting Registrar/ Chief Executive Officer of CRFFN, Mrs Chinyere Uromta, said this at the two-day workshop for the staffContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) on Monday said strategic import policies to bolster local production and drive economic growth must take center stage in the ongoing discussions about Nigeria’s economic future. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, said this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), said that a total of 148,389 meters have been installed in Quarter 3, 2023, across the country. According to NERC, this represents a decrease of 32,670 installations compared to the 181,059 meters installed in Q2, 2023. The commission said this inContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the ban it imposed two years ago on cryptocurrency transactions in the Nigerian banking system. The CBN announced the reversal of the policy in a circular by Haruna Mustapha, its Director, Financial Policy and Regulation. Mustapha said that theContinue Reading
