The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba, has said investments of over $400bn are required for Nigeria to achieve universal energy access by 2030 and net-zero emission targets by 2050. Jedy-Agba said this at the virtual conference of…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Executive Council has approved $11.17billion for the Lagos – Calabar coastal rail line. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The Minister of Information and…
By Seun Ibiyemi Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said that the Federal Government has no intention to sell its international airports even though the government has no money to maintain them. Speaking during a zoom call on airport concession,…
…launches Global #SharingisCaring campaign Taiwan Excellence is set to disburse funds to individuals globally who will develop creative initiatives utilizing Taiwan Excellence products and services to propose innovative solutions, and implement them in their home countries to specifically aid the…
The World Bank has listed Nigeria and nine other countries as nations with high-debt risk exposure. In a financial statement for the International Development Association (IDA) released on Monday, the World Bank pegged Nigeria at number five with a $11.7b…
The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has assured of its commitment to partner with the Nigeria Film Corporation (NFC) to create job opportunities for unemployed Nigerian youths. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has significantly moved up in the World billionaires’ list as his fortune increased to $17.8 billion as against last year’s $14.8 billion to emerge as the only Nigerian in the Bloomberg’s yearly top billionaire lists.…
The National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) on Tuesday disclosed that Nigeria recorded an increase of N15.86 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue from N496.39 billion generated in quarter one (Q1, 2021) to N512.25 billion in Q2. NBS in its “Sectoral…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said that Nigeria can only reduce poverty if the country train and empower the women. She stated this when the Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development,…
Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Chinyere Almona has charged the Federal Government to value and utilise its assets to generate more revenue for the country and increase foreign exchange inflows. Almona in a statement said the…
