President Muhammadu Buhari has described football as a great tool for national unity in the country, restating his government’s resolve to develop the game. He made the comment when he received a FIFA delegation led by its President, Gianni Infantino,…
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 11.5 per cent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this after the committee’s two-day meeting in Abuja. It also retained the Cash Reserve…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has suspended its strike and directed its members at Enugu depot to resume supply of petroleum products. “As a result of the intervention of higher authorities in the unwarranted and unprovoked invasion…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the inclusion of Dr Yuusf Sununu as the representative of House of Representatives on the Health Sector Reform Committee. Sununu is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services and had previously served as…
Of the 85,264.8 Metric Tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas consumed in the country in August, 38,040.46MT were imported. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency stated in a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday. The statement signed by its…
The negotiation and possible settlement, between the Federal Government through the Ministry of Labour and Employment, and the Nigerian Resident Doctors (NARD), has failed. Both parties had told the vacation judge at the National industrial court, Justice Bashar Alkali, on…
The Federal Government has said that it will shut down the operations of Aboki FX, a website providing currency exchange information, which the bank described as an illegal and criminal platform. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin…
Trading on the Nigerian equities market closed the week on Friday with a marginal gain of 0.08 per cent. Consequently, the All-Share Index improved by 32.56 points or 0.08 per cent to close at 38,943.87 from 38,911.31 recorded on Thursday.…
The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukman, has said it was time for Nigerian politics to be refocused to tap into the productive potential of each state instead of the current debate on revenue sharing. Lukman said…
Chairman Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC), Abdurasheed Bawa, has slumped while giving a remark at Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa on Thursday. NewsDirect gathered that when the incident happened, the Anti-Corruption Czar was rushed out of the hall. Bawa was giving…
