The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has said it will create economic sustainability through creating awareness in four geopolitical zones in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bede Anyanwu, Head, Strategic Communications Directorate, FRC, on Sunday.…
The Association of Licensed Mobile Payment Operators (ALMPO) has elected new Executive Committee members (ExCo) for the tenure period of 2022–2024. The association made this announcement during its 2022 Annual General Meeting held online and attended by members and Trustees…
The Naira has continued to depreciate at the official and parallel markets despite the increase in foreign exchange inflows into the economy in the second quarter of 2022. The latest quarterly statistical bulletin of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
By Ridwan Adekunle Forefront lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute any lawyer involved in acts of money laundering. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) gave the…
By Ridwan Adekunle A Federal High Court in Abuja is to hear a preliminary objection filed by Sen. Rochas Okorocha, praying for an order quashing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s N2.9 billion charge against him on Nov. 22.…
By Ridwan Adekunle A Kano State Magistrate Court presided over by Aminu Muhammad Gabari has ordered public flogging for Mubarak Isa Muhammad and Nazifi Muhammad Bala for defaming the character of Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Tiktok.…
Many motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the lingering fuel scarcity being witnessed in the territory and environs. The motorists said that the situation which had lingered for more than four weeks was causing hardship. it has…
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) says it has signed 267 agreements worth about $395 million to provide electricity to unserved and underserved Nigerians under the Nigeria Electrification Projects. The Managing Director, Mr Salihijo Ahmad, told journalists in Abuja on Monday…
Mrs Evelyn Ngige, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, on Monday said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was working hard to diversify the Nigerian economy from over-dependence on oil and gas. Ngige stated this during the…
The song on every lip in Nigeria today is, ‘Japa,’ travelling abroad. Every nine of ten wants to leave the shores of the country to seek for greener pastures. Can we really blame them? Considering the various crises and societal…
