Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Minister for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, today, inaugurated a Technical Committee for the establishment of Youth Bank. The Committee comprised representatives from the Bank of Industry, Central Bank of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, as well as nominated officials of the Ministry of Youth […]
BREAKING: Former Central Bank Governor Emefiele Is Nigerian ‘Top Brass’ Who Owns 753 Duplexes In Abuja Estate Forfeited To EFCC A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, [b]Godwin Emefiele, owns the large estate in Abuja with 753 duplexes forfeited to the Nigerian government through the Economic and Financial […]
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday rejected the Tax Reform bills currently under consideration at the National Assembly. At a plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Isma’il Falgore, the lawmakers kicked against the bills after extensive deliberation. The Majority Leader, Lawan Husseini (ANPP-Dala) introduced a motion of ‘urgent […]
Nigeria secures $2.2bn Eurobonds to finance 2024 budget deficitThe Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria has successfully priced $2.2bn in Eurobonds that will mature in 2031 (6.5 years) and 2034 (10 years) in the international capital markets. In a statement on Monday, the DMO said the bond has $700m and […]
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered an investigation into allegations of salary deductions affecting paramilitary officers in the country. According to an online report, some officers expressed concerns over deductions from their salaries by the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. They equally complained about delays in the […]
The North’s resentment of the proposed Tax Reform Bills currently at the National Assembly, NASS, has expanded as northern youths attacked Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibrin yesterday, accusing him of being insensitive to the region. They described the bills as anti-North, saying it would further relegate the region economically. The […]
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has revealed that certain individuals are benefiting from the ongoing insurgency in the state. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, Zulum disclosed that the sponsors of insurgency have no interest in seeing the crisis come to an end. The governor further […]
The Port Harcourt Refining Company has clarified that its operations were not completely halted but scaled down to facilitate improvements at the facility. It disclosed this on Sunday as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria insisted that it would not buy from the Port Harcourt refinery if the Nigerian […]
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has clarified his position on the controversial tax reform bills, saying he was not an enemy of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Zulum, however, insisted that if the four tax bills currently undergoing review before the Green Chamber are passed into law, only one of […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has announced a comprehensive inquiry into consumer complaints targeting key players in the banking, telecommunications, and aviation sectors. The inquiry, scheduled to commence on December 3, 2024, will focus on addressing allegations of poor service delivery, exploitative practices, and potential violations of […]