Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, approved a full scholarship for a public secondary student, Oyinbo Precious, to commemorate the 2021 celebration of the World Children’s Day. Precious, a Senior Secondary School (SSS 2) student of Naiwar-Ud-Deen Grammar School,…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has commended National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for the various projects and initiatives the Agency has carried out to boost Nigeria’s Digital Economy. The Yorubaland Monarch made the commendation when he…
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) Thursday in Abuja staged a protest calling for immediate negotiation to end the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic Staff (ASUP). The angry students, who barricaded the entrance of the…
The Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a N39.85billion trading surplus for the month of February 2021 representing a massive 314.24% leap from the N9.62billion surplus it recorded in January 2021. This is contained in the February 2021 edition of…
…as Agency promotes 157 personnel By Matthew Denis and Rachel Olaleye The Controller General of Federal Fire Service, Dr. Liman Ibrahim Alhaji has stated that a total of 147 lives and properties worth N32.12billion were lost in the 2020 year.…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it is expecting the first production of crude oil from some of the recently awarded 57 marginal oilfields in January 2022. The Director, DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu said this during a strategic engagement…
As the Senate begins review of NIGERIA’s consitution in the six geo-political zones in the country, issues such as resources control, creation of State police, fiscal federalism, roles of local government and creation of additional states top agenda at all…
…trains 73,448 Public Servants in one year amidst COVID-19 By Moses Adeniyi The Lagos State Government in about two years period — May 2019 to March 2021 — has disbursed no less than N4.2 billion to pensioners in the state…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Comptroller General Strike Force Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said it intercepted, 664 cartons of unregistered drugs and 1,140 cartons of supermarket goods imported into the country through the nation’s seaport. Speaking…
…Recommends higher consumption, investment …Retains 11.50% MPR, 27.50% CRR By Uthman Salami The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and financial institutions to implement measures that will boost export earnings, increase foreign exchange earnings, increase…
