The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed that the country spends $600 million monthly on fuel importation. He attributed the high import bill to the fact that neighboring countries, reaching as far as Central…
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday commissioned 500 houses built by his administration at Nguro-Soye, a community in Bama Local Government Area of the state. The Nguro-Soye resettlement houses have public facilities such as schools, a primary healthcare centre,…
On Tuesday, a Nigerian Army soldier fatally shot a 16-year-old #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protester named Ismail Mohammed in the Samaru community of Zaria, Kaduna State. Major General Onyeama Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, confirmed the incident in a statement titled…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered 68,087 litres of liquid gel fertiliser under the National Food Security Council-Emergency Agricultural Intervention (NFSC-EAI) to Niger State for distribution to farmers affected by the 2018 flood in the State. The State…
…As S’West youth stakeholders summit holds in Akure Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said that his administration is committed to investing in young people by providing them with access to quality education, skills training, and mentorship opportunities.…
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aradel Holdings PLC, Gbite Falade has disclosed plans of the company to list on the Nigerian Exchange’s main board before the end of the current quarter in September. The Aradel MD spoke yesterday…
By Adémólá Òrúnbon Again, On Monday, July 2, 2024, Chairman, Southern Governors’ Forum and Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, agreed, in principle, to establish state police as part of the measure to check the rising wave of insecurity across…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun on Tuesday has denied allegations of excessive force used by security agents during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests. He stated that the police and military only used teargas to disperse protesters and did not deploy…
By Opeyemi Eniola Last Thursday, Nigerians, mostly youths, poured onto the street to register their displeasure over hunger and economic hardship. Tens of thousands of Nigerians are currently featuring in the ongoing ten-day protest tagged: #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria. The protest which, according…
The forex turnover on the FMDQ, where the exchange rate trades officially, closed at a turnover of just $61.9 million, the lowest since January 2024. This is also the second-lowest daily average turnover this year, second only to the $59.6…
