Suspected members of the pro-separatist group indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been accused of setting a car and two motorcycles ablaze in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. The hoodlums were apparently enforcing the sit-at-home order declared by Indigenous People of Biafra…
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) has the potential to increase Africa’s export by $560 billion, mostly in the manufacturing sector,” Mr Wamkele Mene, the Secretary General, AFCFTA has said. Mene made the remark at the Africa Special Day,…
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Wednesday presented a N177.8 billion budget for the 2022 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for considerations. Presenting the appropriation, tagged: “Budget of Consolidation for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development,” Badaru said the budget…
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) has approved the National Development Plan(NDP) for 2021 to 2025 to succeed the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan(ERGP) which expired in Dec. 2020. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning disclosed this while briefing…
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has promised to improve on the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State to enable it to settle some of its financial obligations. Ortom made the promise on Wednesday in Makurdi while interacting with journalists.…
Police in Kaduna State have foiled a kidnap attempt on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Muhammad Jalige, stated on Wednesday that on Nov. 9, at about 7.45 p.m., the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mudassiru Abdullahi, was…
By Dave Okpogadie, Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has called on the Nigerian Navy to strengthen its operational efficiency in ensuring that piracy and other unwholesome activities were nipped in the bud in the maritime sector of the…
By SAKA Laaro, Ilorin A lecturer of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete was on Tuesday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin. The suspect, Pelumi Adewole was arrested by the men of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) over…
By Bassey Williams, Yenagoa The Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEECO), operator of the NNPC/Aiteo joint venture has been commended by the Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) team for its quick intervention and report on an oil leak from a…
The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said it would work with Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to deepen Nigeria’s implementation of contract transparency and beneficial ownership disclosures in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of NUPRC, Mr Gbenga Komolafe…
