The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba, said the federal government had spent N2.3 trillion as stimulus package to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Agba said this at a three-day 4th National Treasury Workshop organised by the Office of the Accountant...
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is targeting 25,000 women and youth in Jigawa state who have no bank account to do so, in an ongoing five-day Digital Financial Inclusion drive. Mr Audu Amadu, the Head of Development Finance, Jigawa branch office, said this while fielding questions...
By BUSOLA OJO, Lagos – Veteran Yoruba actor Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe is dead. The actor died on Monday at 67. Baba Suwe’s death was announced by one of his daughters, Adesola Omidina. She said: “This is to announce the sudden death of my father, Babatunde Omidina, the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday celebrated the former President Goodluck Jonathan as he marks his 64th birthday, saying Nigerians across the divides are proud of him. The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, who stated this in a statement in...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has asked Nigerians to wait till January 2022 for the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to declare whether he will be running for president in 2023 or not. Fashola said this during an interview on Channels Television’s...
Electricity consumers in Nigeria may start to pay more for electricity, following plans by the Federal Government to carry out a review of power tariff. This came as the Federal Government said on Wednesday it had commenced the procurement of four million meters meant to be distributed free of...
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola and billionaire socialite, Obi Iyiegbu a.k.a Obi Cubana, have gifted pop star, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido millions ahead of his 29th birthday on November 21. Davido who is currently in Dubai, had challenged his friends and fans to send him N1 million, saying he has...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen in Plateau on Wednesday...
Immediate policy action is needed to curb the long-run impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the lives and livelihoods of Nigerian households, the World Bank has said in a new report. It stated that the pandemic has hit countries with a health and economic shock whose effects would be...
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said more than three million eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, said this at the bi-weekly briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of...
The Federal Government is set to commence sale of houses under the National Mass Housing Programme from N7.2 million naira. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, stated this on Friday during the unveiling of an online portal for the housing scheme in Abuja. “This is the...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has assured Nigerians of availability of petroleum products, allaying fears of possible scarcity in some parts of the country. IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, gave the assurance when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos....
The Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Malam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo, has reassured Nigerians of Federal Government’s commitment to lifting more Nigerians out of poverty. Nuhu-Fikpo said this during the inauguration of a two-day advanced business training organised by the NDE as part of its Extended Special Public...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has urged the public not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol. The Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Muhammad, who stated this in a statement on Monday,...
EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, as one of the most progressive and unifying voices of this era, who inspires Nigerians to keep hope alive. Abubakar stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday...
Google has announced that Nigerians have surprisingly shown a growing interest in the holiday of Halloween, Father Christmas costumes and others in it search record. Google, in its October report, said that search queries in the week leading up to October 31, shows that search terms terms like, ‘When...