The Federal Government through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has commenced disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants.The trade minister Doris Anite, disclosed that some beneficiaries had received their grants, adding that another disbursement will be made to verified applicants by Friday, April 19. The FG, although the Bank of…
The former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack appointees who do not deliver on their assignments. The ex-governor said this while addressing journalisrs on Monday in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.He urged the president to look into the potential of adjusting some of his initiatives that are…
The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) has urged the Federal Government to extend the retirement age of medical practitioners to 70 years to enable them to impact more knowledge on the upcoming doctors. The body of doctors made the call on Monday in a communique issued at the end of…
The Naira, yesterday, appreciated N1,080 per dollar in the parallel market, from N1,230 per dollar last weekend. Also, the Naira appreciatef in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, to N1,136.04 per dollar. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,136.04 per dollar from N1,143.38 per dollar last week Friday,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has exposed fraudulent activities related to Covid-19 funds and the Abacha loot, amidst mounting concerns over financial mismanagement within the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The Commission in a statement on Sunday addressed the growing concerns surrounding its ongoing investigations into suspected financial mismanagement…
In March 2024, the headline inflation rate increased to 33.20% relative to the February 2024 headline inflation rate which was 31.70%. Looking at the movement, the March 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 1.50% points when compared to the February 2024 headline inflation rate.On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 11.16%…
A Lagos State Coroner, Magistrate Mikail Kadiri, who investigated the death of the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, on Monday, concluded that the deceased died a natural, but avoidable death. Magistrate Kadiri, while making his findings public at the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ogba, held that the death could have been prevented…
Senator Ned Nwoko representing Delta North senatorial district, Delta State, has secured the release of four family members the Army arrested for fabricating weapons at Onicha-Olona community in the state. The major suspect reportedly has the ability to build drones, and modify Ak-47 rifle designed to hold 30 rounds to 60 rounds, which attracted Senator…
In the wee hours of 14 April 2014, Boko Haram seized 276 girls from their dormitories in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. While 128 regained freedom in batches over nine years, the whereabouts of 91 others remain unknown. The abduction which made global headlines and birthed an international movement…
Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has distanced himself from the invasion of Oyo State Secretariat by armed men. Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Igboho, and the leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua movement, Professor Banji Akintoye, on Saturday, distanced themselves from some suspected gunmen who invaded the Oyo State government secretariat, Agodi Ibadan,…
