Archives for August, 2021 - Page 5
Buhari approves review of grazing reserves in 25 states
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch,” 368 grazing sites, across 25 states in the country, “to determine the levels of encroachment.”…
CBN Describes SMEs As Engine of Economy, Reduces Unemployment
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described the Small and Medium Enterprises SMEs as the engine of the economy even as it said it has…
INEC Declares Soludo APGA’s 2021 Anambra Governorship Candidate
Soludo The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC yesterday did the needful as it published the name of Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo as APGA’s 2021 Anambra Governorship Candidate…
SEC Harps on Resilient Capital Market
DG SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed the need for the capital market to be strengthened to accelerate domestic production and employment given the direct correlation between…
Abia State Ex-Governor Orji, son arrested over alleged misappropriation, money laundering
Senator Orji A former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji, was today arrested by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Spokesperson of EFCC, Mr Wilson…
AMCON vs Jimoh Ibrahim: Court Clears Air, Adjourns case till Next Month
Irrespective of the false narrative spreading on social media, Hon. Justice A. R. Mohammed of Federal High Court Abuja Division on Monday ordered the Asset Management…
Sirika Gives Reasons For for Airport Concession
Sirika Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said that the inefficient use of Nigeria’s international airports and their low operating capacity informed government decision to concession them for optimal…
NNPC, others partner for 50MW Maiduguri power project
NNPC logo NNPC, others have partnered for 50MW Maiduguri power project – A step towards redeeming the pledge by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to intervene in the…
Lai Mohammed Denied Link With Twitter In U.S
Lai Mohammed Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has declared "fake" the online media report that he “sneaked out of Nigeria to meet with Twitter executives’’…
FEC approves N658m for sniffer dogs, education, others N21bn
FEC The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N21,107,212,510, for various projects in the education and aviation ministries as well as a few other federal agencies. The approvals…