Naira notes Some financial experts have advised that only accelerated productivity can strengthen the Naira. This is coming as Nigerians continue to decry the unending depreciation of the Naira in spite of monetary policy initiatives by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen the currency. The News Agency of …
Read More »NRC MD in trouble over non-payment of security escorts’ allowances
Fidet Edentalen Okhiria, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, is in fresh trouble as he might be sanctioned for his alleged failure to pay the allowances of security officers attached to the agency. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, said this when he paid an unscheduled visit to …
Read More »BBNaija All Stars: The country is angry with me – Seyi tells Venita
Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Seyi Awolowo has revealed that the country is angry with him. This comes on the heels of his ‘misogynistic’ comment to have opened a miscellaneous account for his son to enable him to have sex with other people’s daughters. The statement sparked an outrage …
Read More »Give Tinubu’s govt a chance; Nigeria’s problems not quick fix – Otunba Adegbenro
Nigerian industrialist, Otunba Dr. Adejare Adegbenro, has called on Nigerians to exercise patience with the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, cautioning that the nation’s myriad problems are not a quick fix. In a press statement released on Sunday, he urged Nigerians to support the government’s efforts in tackling the …
Read More »AfCFTA: Traditional institution, key to successful implementation —Akwara
Multiple award-winning filmmaker and producer, David Akwara has made the case for the involvement of royal fathers and traditional institutions in the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Akwara, who is the director of a Pan African documentary series, titled, “The Rise: A Journey to Africa’s …
Read More »Security hasn’t improved since you took over – Group tells Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu …Opposes military action in Niger RepublicThe Ijaw National Congress has decried the state of insecurity in Nigeria, saying the situation had remained largely precarious since the change of the baton of leadership from former President Muhammadu Buhari to his successor, Bola Tinubu. The group urged the president …
Read More »Nigeria Currently Loses $4Million Daily To Crude Oil Theft, Vandalism –National Security Adviser, Ribadu
Ribadu, who said this on Saturday when he led a presidential delegation to inspect oil and gas facilities at Owaza in Abia and Odogwa in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers, said Nigeria currently loses 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily to oil thieves and vandals despite efforts to end …
Read More »FG Approves $500m As World Bank Set To Empower Over 148 Million Nigerians With Digital ID
The World Bank has announced that over 148 million Nigerians will be empowered with digital Identity so as to reduce the level of poverty in the country. The Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri announced this at a meeting in Abuja. He said the move will help improve lives, …
Read More »APC National Chairman Ganduje Fingered As EFCC, Conduct Bureau Go After Kano Anti-Graft Agency Boss
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been fingered in the ongoing probe and summon issued against the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Rimingado by the Code …
Read More »Niger NLC vows to pressure gov to pay N200,000 minimum wage if…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago The Chairman of the Niger State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Idris Lafene, has said that Labour will compel Niger State Government to pay N200,000 if it is passed into law. The Labour leader made this known in a telephone interview with The PUNCH …
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