The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the N200 billion spent on the suspended 2023 census. The legislative house on Thursday initiated the probe following the adoption of a motion moved by Hon Clement Akanni during plenary in Abuja.…
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations (GAVI) has revealed that Nigeria is set to receive the first set of vaccines for combating meningitis outbreaks in the world. Yobe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Gombe, and Katsina are some of the states largely…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that foreign remittances surged to $1.3 billion in February 2024. The Bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications Mrs. Sidi Ali, revealed this on Thursday. Sidi said that overseas remittances reached $1.3 billion in…
Bamaiyi Haruna Mairiga, Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, in the trial of a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele on Thursday, March 7, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja,…
…Calls for flexibility of local content policy, contracting cycle to encourage investors …Orders NNPC, to raise contract thresholds to $10 million minimum President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday has approved incentives and tax credits to deepen investments in Nigeria’s gas…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again increased the exchange rate for calculating Customs duties at the nation’s seaports. The Customs duty rate was raised from N1,544.081/$ to N1,560.511/$ on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. This…
By Elvis Omoregie, Benin The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday commenced impeachment proceedings against the State’s deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The Majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian who announced the impeachment notice during plenary, said the petition dated March 5, was…
Nigerian Lawmakers at the lower legislative house have resolved to set up an adhoc committee to review the country’s minimum wage. Currently pegged at N33,000, Rep. Aliyu Madaki (NNPP-Kano State) stated that the rising rate of inflation in the country…
The Minister of Power, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu has accused distribution companies (DisCos) of sabotaging efforts of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in distributing power to Nigerians. The Minister’s lamentation is predicated on the various complaints by Nigerians across the…
By Bushrah Adeshina, Ibadan A Federal High Court in Ibadan has remanded three persons at the Agodi Correctional center for their roles in the January 16 Bodija explosion in Ibadan. The suspects are one woman, Ramatu Camara, aged 47, Ganiu…
