President Muhammadu Buhari has stated the the security crisis in the Northeast has been largely fueled by unemployment and poverty. The President, who spoke during an exclusive interview with a team of Arise Television Executives, led by its Chairman Prince Nduka Obaigbena, also confessed it has been extremely difficult fighting …

Acting DG NBC Prof. Armstrong-Idachaba The federal government through the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked all social media platforms and online broadcasting service providers operating in Nigeria to apply for broadcast licence. Armstrong Idachaba, the NBC director-general, gave the directive in a newspaper advertorial published on Thursday. This follows …

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted on his expectations from Nigerians, after his eight years in office as President. Buhari, in an interview with Arise Television on Thursday said that his administration has made tremendous efforts in revitalising the economy and fighting insecurity. According to him, “Visibly we …

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has warned policemen never to allow hoodlums wielding guns, sticks and machetes overrun their stations. He promised to kit them with anti-riot equipment, arms and ammunition as well as other weapons needed for effective policing through the Police Trust Fund (PTF). Baba …

  Buhari during the interview The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says he has given the military and police a marching order to be ruthless on bandits in the North-west and North-central zones of the country. The President stated this in an interview on Arise TV, aired Thursday morning …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the appointment of Titan Trust Bank Limited as one of the designated banks for the collection of the Nigeria export supervision scheme (NESS) levy. This is contained in a circular signed by O.S. Nnaji, director of trade and exchange department at CBN, …

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has clarified that all existing tinted vehicle glass permits, duly issued by the Nigeria Police Force, remain valid. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, on Wednesday said the clarification was necessitated by public enquiries following the Monday announcement …

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 …