The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said that more revocation of mining licenses is in the offing for other categories of defaulters in 2024. Alake issued the warning in his New Year Goodwill Message to Nigerians…
Leading energy company, NIPCO Gas has commissioned an Auto CNG station in Kubwa, Abuja. This is in line with the company’s commitment to providing economical, sustainable and environmentally friendly fuel for transportation. The Station which commenced operations over the weekend…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sought the intervention. Of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the recent killings in Plateau State. In a letter to Mr Karim A. A. Khan, KC, a Prosecutor of the ICC, SERAP…
Nigerian NewsDirect has announced winners of the inaugural Folorunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize as Zaynab Bobi and Emmanuel Mgbabor. Prosper C. Ìféányí and Hassan A. Usman were named Finalists. This was disclosed by the Curator of Poetry Column-NND, Pamilerin Jacob on…
The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Council (NUPRC) has ordered players to supply around 483,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to local refineries for the first six months of 2024. This directive is issued by the Nigeria Upstream Regulatory…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Naira concluded the year 2023 with a staggering 49 percent depreciation against the US Dollar. As of the last trading day of the year, the Naira was valued at N907.11 to a dollar, according to the…
The President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gabriel Idahosa, has projected that the country’s inflation rate will decelerate in 2024. Idahosa, who was speaking during an exclusive interview on Friday, blamed fuel subsidy removal as the major…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of thirty-seven (37) internet fraudsters in Oyo and Ogun State. The Ibadan Zonal Command of the anti-graft body made this known on Thursday. According to the Commission,…
By Moses Adeniyi To beat the timeline to meet the January to December budget implementation cycle, State Houses of Assembly in the States of the Federation have continued to hasten the passage of proposed budgets transmitted to them by their…
…Learn from past mistakes to safeguard Nigeria’s economy — Expert tells CBN Amidst the persistent cash scarcity plaguing Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a significant increase in currency issuance within the first half of 2023. Despite…
