…Declares Igboho wanted, arrests 13 supporters …Recovers 7 AK-47, 3-Pump Action guns, Voodoo Charm jackets, others …OPC, YWC, others fume The Department of State Services (DSS) dared the support for Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho yesterday by the Oodua…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has welcomed with excitement, the bold step by both chambers of the National Assembly to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). In a statement in Abuja today, shortly after the NASS decision, the…
…Passage to attract investors into Oil & gas sector —Sylva …Wike raises concern over benefits to host communities By Uthman Salami and Matthew Denis, Abuja Mixed reactions on Thursday followed the senate long-awaited passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB)…
…makes report to foreign diplomats By Ayo Fadimu The Federal Government says security and intelligence agencies were on the trail of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu for over two years before he was re-arrested. The…
By Aanuoluwapo Olaleye, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that Nigeria’s foreign reserves dropped by $2.3billion in first half of 2021. Nigerian NewsDirect gathered that the foreign exchange buffer opened 2021 at $35.65billion to close June 30,…
…Inaugurates 130 houses in Ogun Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday,pledged to build 2,500 houses during the first four years of his administration.This promise was made during the inauguration of 130 housing units at Kemta, Idi Aba in Abeokuta,…
The Federal Government has again called on Nigerians to contribute their quota towards guaranteeing fire safety and avert the spate of fire incidents across the country and that fire fighting should not be left in the hands of professional firefighters…
Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunimbe Mamora said the ministry will soon introduce the Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Subcutaneous Injection (DMPA-SC) which allows self-injection in hard to reach places. Mamora disclosed this at a zoom meeting on the National Family…
By Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, fsi. When the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) was established by the military administration in Nigeria on 18 February 1988 in response to the menace of road traffic crashes, one of the cardinal strategies…
Without a doubt, it is a well-documented fact that Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have remained the backbone of economies all over the world and continue to represent a large percentage of businesses who contribute immensely to catalysing growth. Bank lending…
