…To defend 2024 budget, borrowing plan at joint plenary session Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again sought the approval of the National Assembly for fresh loans to the tune of $8.7billion and €100 million. In a letter to…
The Executive Director and Manager for Business Development and Strategic Partnerships for Nigerian NewsDirect, Mr Mathew Ibiyemi has reiterated the commitment of the media house to advocating for increased press freedom and promotion of accurate news. In a press statement…
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has emerged victorious in an appeal challenging his electoral victory in the 2023 General elections. Fubara’s victory was further ascertained by a judgement of the Appeal court sitting in Lagos yesterday. The Court, in…
Recent industry report by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has revealed that Nigeria recorded 226 crude oil theft incidents in a week from November 18 to 24. The NNPC Ltd made this known via its verified X (formerly…
…Issues warnings to smugglers By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said that it has impounded 61 Used Vehicles, 18 means of conveyance and 40 other items worth over N2.8 billion Duty Paid Value (DPV) within the period of…
The Stock Market on Tuesday closed negatively making it the second time this trading week. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) had yesterday reported depreciation in the market capitalisation of the market to N132.4 billion. In Tuesday’s trade, investors lost N164.7…
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking to allow parties to fill vacant seats in the national or state legislative chambers without bye-elections in the case of the death or resignation of a lawmaker. The bill, sponsored by…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has stated that the macroeconomic projections in the Federal Government’s (FG) Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) are not sufficient to achieve the $1 trillion economy target it set to achieve by 2029.…
…As Nigeria sets to sign MoU with Saudi Arabia By Seun Ibiyemi The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday, continued bilateral discussions with ministers and representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Brazil and Jamaica,…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, SAN urges the Attorneys General of the 36 states to ensure full implementation of financial autonomy for judiciary in their respective states. Fagbemi made the call at the…
