Category: Local

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday condemned what it described as the silence of the President, Major…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives,…

THE International Monetary Fund has said rising shipping costs as a result of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine…

THE Kogi State Government through its Kogi State Internal Revenue Service agency has shut down a number of critical telecommunications…

Nigeria’s infrastructure funding deficit will grow to $100 billion in the next five years, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC),…

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, announced the establishment of six Sustainable Development Goals innovation hubs by the…

The Federal Government (FG) plans to deploy measures to reduce wheat importation into the country. Government said it anticipated that…

With oil exports from a critical pipeline on Russia’s Black Sea Coast fully halted last Wednesday, the United States and…

The Federal Government’s total borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances has risen by 96.54…

The Cross River State Government received only about 15 per cent of its statutory allocation from the Federation Account in…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has joined the world to mourn the passage of the United States’ first…

The Central Bank of Nigeria says Nigerians need to consume what they produce and export the surplus after adding value…

THE Nigerian Customs Service has refuted media reports which claimed that the service has adopted the e-evaluator and e-invoicing for…

The total value of Nigeria’s crude oil stolen between January 2021 and February 2022 is about $3.27bn (representing N1.361tn at…

According to a statement obtained from NBS website, when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020, capital importation increased by…

From $147 million (N61 billion) which the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said was the total foreign airlines’ fund trapped…

MTN Company President and CEO Ralph Mupita remarked, “Today’s announcement reflects the depth of ability within the group, as well as the strength of our succession planning.” Hassan Jaber takes over as MTN Nigeria’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) following Mazen Mroue’s recent appointment as MTN Group Chief Information and Technology Officer. Jaber moved from MTN Irancell where he serves as COO, bringing with him some 25 years of telecoms…

In his virtual goodwill message at the opening of the 32nd Seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors in Akure,…

Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD), announced on Tuesday that N142.6 million had been distributed…

Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, revealed on Tuesday that the Federal Government received 6.4 million applications for its N-Power Batch-C youth empowerment scheme. N-Power is a federal government initiative launched in June 2016 to combat young unemployment and promote social development. She told…

As Nigeria’s energy crisis continues to buffet businesses across the country, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the…

Yemi Osinbajo has said Federal Government will continue to partner with the private sector to ensure wholesome national development. He…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday summoned Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo, Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, and his Chief Economic…

The Federal Government announced on Monday that fully vaccinated inbound travelers will no longer be needed to perform a pre-departure PCR COVID-19 test. The FG stated, however, that they will be subjected to a free quick antigen test at the airport by the NCDC in the arrival hall.  Many travelers had complained about the high cost of the PCR test, prompting the decision. He added that passengers who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated are mandated to take a COVID-19 PCR…

The President, Major President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has inaugurated the three million metric tonnes Dangote Fertiliser Plant in…

Compliance among deal-bound members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies OPEC+ rose to 136 per cent…

The intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the rehabilitation of interfaces between Nigeria’s transmission and distribution infrastructure…

The planned deduction of N242.53bn fuel subsidy from the Federation Account this month by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Monday said that the management of the apex would…