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January 6, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Tasks Security Chiefs On Victory Against Insurgency

President Bola Tinubu has challenged the nation’s security chiefs to ensure that there is conclusive victory against the myriad of security threats assailing the country. Addressing security chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies at a Presidential Security Briefing at the...

January 4, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria To Suspend Certificate Accreditation From Kenya, Uganda, Others

The Nigerian Government has announced that it will suspend accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Kenya, Uganda, Niger Republic and other African countries where institutions that issue false certificates operate. The Minister of ...

January 3, 2024 No Responses

NANS Tasks FG On Nigerian Graduates From Benin Republic, Togo

The National Union of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked the Federal Government to revisit the suspension placed on the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. The Federal Government on Tuesday suspended certificates f...

January 2, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Signs N28.7 trillion 2024 Budget Into Law

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law in keeping with his avowed commitment to maintaining a timeous, predictable, and efficient budget cycle. President Tinubu assented to the bill at the State House, on Monday, shor...

January 2, 2024 No Responses

Full Text Of Tinubu`s New Year Address

Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for His grace and benevolence...

January 1, 2024 No Responses

‘FG Must Address Economic Hardship In 2024’

January 1, 2024 No Responses

112,000 Passengers Benefit From FG’s 50% Fare Rebate

No fewer than 112,000 passengers have so far benefitted from the 50 percent fare reduction on inter-state routes since the offer announced by the Federal Government took effect on Thursday, December 21, 2023 (to end on January 4, 2024). This...

December 31, 2023 No Responses

National Assembly Passes N28.7trillion 2024 Budget

The National Assembly on Saturday passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill, increasing the sum to ₦28.7 trillion from the initial ₦27.5 trillion presented by President Bola Tinubu late November. The lawmakers in the Senate and the House of Representatives ...

December 31, 2023 No Responses

Revamping Nigeria’s Seaports For Growth

On assumption of duty as Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko was quite clear and intentional on his mission and vision for the nation’s seaports, which were then seriously grappling with infrastructural decay across...

December 27, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds 1,458.709kgs Of Illicit Drugs

The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 1,458,709kgs of illicit substances. A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s Press Officer, Shuaibu Omalem, explained that the seized illicit drugs included cocai...

December 25, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Reiterates Commitment To Ease Burden On Most Vulnerable Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Nigerians on the 2023 Christmas celebration, saying the season is a special time for all citizens. In a statement he personally signed on Sunday, the President enjoined Nigerians to remember the armed forces who...

December 23, 2023 No Responses

CBN Unveils Guidelines For Regulating Virtual Assets In Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled guidelines for virtual assets as part of measures to allow virtual assets service providers (VASPs) which include cryptocurrencies and crypto assets organizations to open accounts with Nigerian banks. The de...

December 23, 2023 No Responses

Customs Board Confirms Appointment Of Two ACGs, Approves Promotion Of 2,209 Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board, led by Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance, has approved the promotion of two Assistant Comptrollers General and 2209 Senior Officers. In a statement on Friday, the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, Abdullahi...

December 22, 2023 No Responses

CBN Warns PoS Operators, Banks Against Cash Hoarding

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a warning against Deposit Money banks and Point of Sales (PoS) merchants over alleged hoarding of cash in the country. A circular signed by CBN’s acting director of Corporate Communications, Hakama...