By Matthew Denis The Management of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has disclosed that the remaining 17.64 percent of the insured deposits yet to be paid were largely depositors whose accounts have post no debits (PND) instructions or have no…
Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has condemned the burning of the Redeemed Christian Church of God by suspected hoodlums in Kontagora town. Bago, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Print Media, Aisha Wakaso, issued on Sunday in Minna,…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for a fourth term after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 per cent of the vote. Several dozen heads of state and other dignitaries from African…
The Federal Government has announced the termination of the Section 1 Kano-Maiduguri road contract. The road was awarded to Dantata and Sawoe Ltd in 2007 due to the effluxion of time. The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, stated this…
By Matthew Denis The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed recent rumors circulating in the media regarding the payment of a ₦70,000 minimum wage to corps members and the directive to upgrade their accounts. In a statement released on…
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that the state’s Internally Generated Revenue will increase in excess of N70 billion by 2024. Obaseki made this disclosure during a chat with newsmen in Benin, the state capital at the…
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line will from Monday upscale the number of trips from 54 to 72 per day. Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), said this in a statement…
A review of Kano State’s budget performance documents reveals that the state spent N60 billion on public debt charges between April and June 2024. This expenditure occurred in the second quarter, despite the fact that only N4.6 billion was allocated…
On Saturday, thousands of Nigerians took to the streets in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and Akure, Ondo State, for a one-million-man march marking the 10th day of nationwide protests against hunger, hardship, and poor governance under President Bola Tinubu. In both…
Investigations reveals that the Federal Government and at least 21 states spent N119.9 billion on subsidies for Christian and Muslim pilgrimages over the past three years. This figure was calculated from media reports detailing the pilgrimage sponsorship amounts provided by…
