…as Tinubu donates N50m for Katsina market fire victims By Ayo Fadimu and Gift Keanyie, Abuja The presidency has denied existence of any rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and the National leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The…
The Federal Executive Council(FEC), has approved N8.1billion for the rehabilitation of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja. The decision was taken on Wednesday at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, at the…
By Ogaga Ariemu …Pledges commitment to upscale gains recorded in ICT sector The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has received Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper Award of Excellence as “Economic Driver of the Year 2020”. Dr. Pantami also…
…Fixes June 5 to 19 for UTME By Omoregie Osarumen The Governing Board of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has fixed 8th April to Saturday, 15th May, 2021 for its examination registration. Also JAMB said The Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number, NIN by two months. Justice Maureen Onyetenu granted the extension on Tuesday while delivering a ruling in a suit filed by human…
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation is to explore areas of partnership with Galaxy Backbone for the mutual benefit of both Agencies. The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris FCNA said this when the Managing Director/Chief…
…Disburses N1.49trn to agriculture programmes …9 DisCos get N33.45bn to drive National Mass Metering Programme …LCCI urges focus on foreign exchange policies By Kayode Tokede The Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday disclosed that banking…
The House of Representatives said that Nigeria is losing $90.5million annually to shoddy concession deals in the aviation sector. The Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee investigating the governing lease of Federal Government-owned assets, Rep. Daniel Asuoqo (PDP-Cross River), made this known at…
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) says it is looking forward to generate N1 billion revenue monthly through the “National Games Initiative.” The Director-General of NLRC, Dr Lanre Gbajabiamila, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at an interactive meeting with Dr…
…Hails Buhari, AU on adoption of single market deal …Receives Trade Minister The sustained investment on infrastructure in Lagos State is a deliberate attempt to position the State’s economy for more inflow of trade and economic partnership, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
