Agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc has partnered Nigerian rice farmers under the aegis of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN to unveil a mega rice pyramid on the occasion of the National Rice Festival held in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Tuesday. The event, which coincided with the flag-off …
Read More »2023: How I’ll Be Different From Buhari If Elected President – Anyim
L-R: Muhammadu Buhari and Anyim Pius Anyim Former Senate President and 2023 presidential aspirant, Anyim Pius Anyim, has revealed some of the things that will differentiate his administration from that of President Muhammadu Buhari if he is elected president. According to Anyim, Nigeria has continued to suffer setbacks in many …
Read More »With Combined Wealth Of $20.1bn, Dangote, Adenuga Can Lift 63 Million Nigerians Out Of Poverty
With a combined wealth of about $20.1bn, President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and Chairman of Globacom Mr Mike Adenuga, have been discovered to be richer that 63 million Nigerians put together. This is based on a report released by Oxfam in Nigeria, which states that the wealth …
Read More »Pay N24m tax or be attacked, bandits write Zamfara villages
Nine communities in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State were asked by bandits to pay a compulsory tax of the sum of N24 million or be attacked. The communities would pay from N500,000 to N5m, according to the bandits. Journalists were told that the communities have started mobilizing to …
Read More »National Assembly staff slumps, dies on staircase
A staff of the National Assembly on Monday collapsed and died while ascending the second floor of the White House through the staircase. Eyewitnesses account said Abdul Olajide Abayomi, 34, tripped and fell on the upper rung of the staircase. He immediately rolled to the step landing before help could …
Read More »Ripples as BudgIT uncovers N378.9bn duplicated projects in 2022 budget
BudgIT Nigeria, a civic-tech organisation, on Monday, announced its discovery of 460 duplicated projects valued at N378.9bn in the 2022 Appropriation Act, accusing the National Assembly of padding the Federal Government’s budget, among other allegations. The National Assembly kept mum on Monday as BudgIT Nigeria, a civic-tech organisation, announced its …
Read More »US, UK reject Nnamdi Kanu’s request as observers as trial resumes today
The United States and the British Government have turned down a request by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to send representatives to observe the his trial holding at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division on January 18, 19, and 20. While the US said it …
Read More »‘Nigerians Want Buhari To Release Nnamdi Kanu– Igbo Think Tank Group Claims
Igbo Think Tank, Nzuko Umunna, has said that views prevalent among Nigerians suggest that they are eager to see President Muhammadu Buhari approve the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. This is part of the latest moves by stakeholders in the South East …
Read More »Buhari Approves N100 Million To Empower 2,000 Youths With Tech Skills
The Federal Government has established a N100 million technology fund to empower 2,000 youths in two years. President Muhammadu Buhari made this known in Ilesha, Osun State, at the inauguration of a Digital Nigeria Centre, a project of the Universal Service Provision Fund which is an arm of the Nigerian …
Read More »Election Spending May Force CBN To Devalue Naira To N565– Rewane
The Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, is projecting that the Central Bank of Nigeria will devalue the naira along the parallel market rate which may settle at N565 against the dollar by the end of 2022. The FDC boss stated that spending on political campaign …
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