Governors of Adamawa, Benue, Borno and Yobe states have pledged to commit over five percent budgetary allocations in their states to help over four million Internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Governors made the commitment during the “Launch of the State…
…To begin export of 10ppm diesel in June Nigeria’s 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery will start exporting diesel conforming to European specifications along with gasoline (petrol) sales in June. The Vice President for Oil and Gas, Devakumar Edwin, said…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has described the controversial Nigeria Air unveiled by the Buhari-led administration as a fraud. He said the project remains suspended. He said that the ‘national carrier’ that was supposed to be…
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, has been named the ‘Best Banking CEO of the Year in Africa’ at the International Banker 2024 Banking Awards, retaining this title for the second consecutive year.…
…As Police cite reasons for reprisal attack By Adeyanju Esther, Lagos Okada riders armed with weapons invaded Ipaja Police Station in Lagos State on Monday morning, leading to a gun battle between them and the policemen on duty. According to…
…Investors delighted with bank’s impressive performance By Seun Ibiyemi Shareholders have expressed readiness to massively support and mobilise for the ongoing recapitalisation of Fidelity Bank Plc amid commendations for the impressive performance of the bank over the years. Shareholders were…
…Investor gets State Govt’s nod to build High Efficiency Waste-to-Energy Plant on Epe landfill …We’ve full commitment to this project — Netherlands Lagos State has taken a major step towards turning tonnes of solid waste generated in the metropolis to…
The total number of installed prepaid meters in the country currently reaches 5,842,726 out of 13,162,572 registered electricity customers, amounting to a paltry 44.39 percent. According to data made available by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, revealed that in the…
By Abdullahi Ismaila Ahmad, Ph.D Since the assumption of Zacch Adedeji, Ph.D to office as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), I have followed keenly his enunciation of his principles of taxation, which, to my mind,…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Tinubu’s desire to support the media to thrive informed his decision to extend a single-digit interest-rate financing to media organisations in the country. Idris stated this in Abuja on…
