Nigeria and Benin Republic are strengthening their economic cooperation through a bilateral engagement aimed at enhancing trade at the Kebbi-Segbana border. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (OON), described the talks which took place at the Segbana customs border post, as a historic milestone. The Special...
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The Federal Government has proposed to pay N54,000 as minimum wage, as the Tripartite Committee on the New Minimum Wage returned to the negotiation table after the Organised Labour pulled out of the negotiations last week. At the reconvened meeting this week, the Federal Government made a...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Veteran.Nollywood actor,Zack Orji has debunked social media rumours claiming that he is a citizen of Gabon. The renowned actor, who took to his Instagram page – @realzackorji – to express his frustration, said the falsehood was not the first about him. “I am...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja – The Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, revealed why its troops shut down the popular Banex Plaza in the Wuse Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Army spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the plaza was shut after the incident on Saturday, May 18,...
A businessman and politician, Chief Martin Onovo, has said President Bola Tinubu would write his name in gold if he is able to achieve genuine restructuring of the country. Onovo, the Head, Policy Positions, Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), made the statement in an interview with the...
Police retirees have called for the exit of the police from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) following their inability to access their benefits. A spokesperson for the retirees, Mr Christopher Effiong, said this during a protest at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday. Effiong, a retired Superintendent...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a young woman, Janty Emmanuel, for allegedly abusing the Naira. EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, He said that...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says mobile money operators including fintech firms like OPay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank, and Moniepoint will resume the enrolment of new customers “in another couple of months”. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, stated this on Tuesday at the 295th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of...
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has placed the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF ) on special probe scrutinising its documents from 2018 till date. The chairman of the committee, Rep. James Faleke, said this the ongoing probe of revenue leakages in government Ministries, Departments and...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the 6th National Stakeholders Working Group also known as the Governing Board of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Inaugurating the 15-member committee, Tinubu said he was proud of the board with the members carefully selected, based on their diverse competencies,...
Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of Gov.Seyi Makinde to access a N10 billion loan to provide counterpart funding for World Bank Assisted Projects/UBEC-SUBEB matching grant. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval was sequel to a letter of request sent to...
European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that ministers from EU member states have agreed to use proceeds from frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) to support Ukraine’s military efforts. Under the agreement, 90 per cent of the profits from these assets will be allocated to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman, Cross River Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Archibong Bassey has commended women group for their initiative of skills acquisition for women and potential mothers in the state. Archibong gave the commendation when the leadership of a revered women...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has raised the country’s baseline interest rate by 150 basis points to 26.25 per cent from 24.75 per cent. The Governor of CBN, Mr Yemi Cardoso, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while reading the communique...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has endorsed the newly elected National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party. Obi said this on Tuesday when he paid a solidarity visit to the party leadership at the National Headquarters in...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated the Renewed Hope Housing Delivery Portal to grant access to 100,000 houses across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates web portal, where Nigerians can apply, including those in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi over recently rumoured plans by the duo to form alliance in order to wrestle power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, wooed investors from Sweden and Rwanda, to invest in the territory’s tourism sector and environmental management. Wike expressed the FCT Administration’s readiness for the partnership when the Swedish Ambassador and Rwandan High Commissioner visited him in...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that the move by the Nigerian Senate to impose death penalty for drug trafficking offenders would not yield the desired result. UNODC Country Representative, Oliver Stolpe, said this at a two-day Media Personnel Training organised in collaboration...
The Forum of Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has advised the embattled National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Ganduje, to resign from the position. The North-Central Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, in Jos. Zazzaga...