The federal executive council (FEC) has approved a draft supplementary budget of N895 billion to boost military operations and facilitate procurement of COVID-19 vaccine. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists after the cabinet meeting in Abuja. On December 31, Buhari …

DMO DG, Ms. Patience Oniha Nigeria’s total debt stock rose by N191bn in the first quarter of this year, according the figures released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday. The DMO said the debt stock rose to N33.107tn as of the end of March 2021 from N32.916tn in …

Nigeria’s leading and foremost media intelligence agency, P+ Measurement Services partners Africa’s leading Opportunities and Resource Platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME Africa to launch a tailored Media Monitoring and Evaluation Services for MSMEs in Nigeria. The service, which is the first of its kind in the Nigerian Media Monitoring and Evaluation …

The Comptroller General, Muhammad Babandede The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced the reopening of the passport application and payment portal effective June 8. A statement by NIS spokesperson, Amos Okpu, made available to DAILY RECORD on Tuesday, said the portal will begin to function by 12 midnight to allow eligible passport …

A bystander slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face during a trip to southeast France on Tuesday on the second stop of a nationwide tour. Images on social media and broadcast on the BFM news channel showed Macron approach a barrier to greet a man who, instead of shaking …

While the age-old saying and philosophy of virtue being its own reward (or seeing doing good as its own reward) remains a strong motivating factor in doing good persistently, it helps when virtue gets recognition from time to time. Even though anyone or organisation committed to doing good will keep …

A popular cleric and General Superintendent of Redemption Ministries, Worldwide, Rev. Stephen Akinola has died. The news of his death is coming barely 24 hours after Prophet T. B. Joshua of Synagogue Church of All Nations died. Rev. Stephen Akinola is a native of Igboho, Oyo State. He was born …

Babjide Sipe Great visions attract the best people, and so is the case at Ecobank Nigeria, as the lender recently Babajide Sipe, a seasoned marketing expert to head its Marketing and Corporate Communications department. The Nigerian franchise of the Pan-African financial institution is making good on its mission to empower …

T.B. Joshua and his wife, Evelyn Evelyn Joshua, wife of Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B. Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has broken the silence since the news of her husband’s death made rounds. Speaking with some selected journalists on Sunday, including Femi Oyewale, Evelyn said …

  In a bid to foster positive business relationships, Fidelity Bank makes concerted efforts aimed at collaborating with the private and public sectors. The Bank had in the past  paid courtesy visits to industrialists and top government officials such as the Governors of Ogun State, Lagos State, Oyo State, Imo State and …