Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai Photo: Twitter/Governor Kaduna Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, says state governments are ready to support the Federal Government in the elimination of fuel subsidy regime. He gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, at the presentation of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update, November 2021 edition titled “Time for […]

As a way of tackling the problem of growing youth unemployment in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday formally launched the Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES) in Abuja. The apex bank also presented cheques of N5million each to six pioneer beneficiaries of the scheme to help boost their businesses, create employment and […]

Despite the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on global trade and supply chain logistics, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it raised Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between January and September by 120 percent and also reducing its operational expenses by 20 percent. NPA’s Acting Managing Director Mohammed Bello-Koko said this when he appeared before the Ports […]

Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he will be relocating to his United States base when he leaves office next March. Reacting yesterday to Wednesday’s alleged placement of the governor on a watch list by the anti-graft agency, Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has bemoaned the alarmingly increasing number of the out-of-school children in Nigeria, describing them as potential Boko Haram recruits. Particularly, he warned that the country’s 14 million out of school children are potential recruits of the terrorists that have been unleashing havoc on parts of the country. Giving the warning on […]

The Court of Appeal Lagos Division on Friday dismissed an appeal by the embattled former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, challenging the forfeiture of her $40 million worth of jewelry to the Federal Government. The appellate court held that there was no substance in Alison-Madueke’s bid to overturn the lower court’s order. It affirmed […]

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said 28 ships at the Lagos ports were discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, container, bulk sugar, frozen fish, bulk gypsum, petrol, base oil and bulk urea. NPA disclosed this in its publication, ‘Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos […]