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August 10, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Decorates Nine Officers

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command, on Monday, decorated nine of its officers promoted to their next rank. The Sector Commander, Mr Hafiz Mohammed, while decorating the officers urged them to see their promotion as an...

August 5, 2021 No Responses

FEC Approves $11.17b Rail Project

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of $11.17 b to link all Nigeria’s coastal cities by rail in six years. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing Journalists after the virtual....

July 24, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Tasks Contractors On Giving Back To Society

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged businessmen and contractors that benefit from government patronage to give back to the society by engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility. The president, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assist...

September 1, 2020 No Responses

LADOL For Operational Study Tour By Federal Staff College

Chief Instructor/ Training Assistance Team at the Nigerian Custom Staff College, Navy Capt. SO Abduraheem has described LADOL Free Zone as a success, a success which he says is driven by the Zones operational plans. Navy Capt. Abduraheem stated this...

February 27, 2020 No Responses

FG Approves N32b For Roads, Aviation, Water Projects

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved N32 billion for projects under the Works and Housing, Water Resources and Aviation ministries. Briefing Journalists on Wednesday after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, ...

May 14, 2019 No Responses

TSA Yields N30trillion

The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Idris Ahmed, on Monday explained that seven years after it was created, the Treasury Single Account (TSA) has yielded more than 30 trillion for the Federal Government, . Speaking with Journalists on t...

May 14, 2019 No Responses

JAMB Remits N5b To Federation Account

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted N5 billion to the Federation Account in 2019. This is against the N8 billion it returned to the government purse last year. JAMB’s Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, confirmed this...

May 13, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria To Blacklist Firms Over N5tr AMCON Debts

The Nigerian Government has concluded plans to blacklist firms and individuals on the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria’s (AMCON) debtors’ list. Under the proposed arrangement, they will no longer be allowed to do business with the govern...

May 6, 2019 No Responses

NNPC Remits N153.01b Into Federation Account In January

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it transferred N153.01 billion into the federation account in January. The corporation disclosed this in its Financial and Operations Report for the January released in Abuja on Sunday. “Within the peri...

March 5, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Offers New Bonds For March

The federal government has offered for subscription two-year and three-year savings bonds at 11.62 per cent and 12.62 per cent per annum, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said. According to the offer circular obtained from the DMO website on...

February 6, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Begins Local Production Of Passport

The Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an indigenous firm, Iris Smart Technology Ltd, for the production of international passports locally. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja, the...

December 22, 2018 No Responses

NLC Explains Need For Urgent Alternative Model Of Economic Growth In Nigeria

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) commends the National Bureau of Statistics for its consistency in living up to its mandate of providing relevant statistical information and data on Nigeria’s economy. The recent report on unemployment and underemploym...

December 15, 2018 No Responses

States In Nigeria To Access World Bank’s $750m Loan, Grant

The 36 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will soon access World Bank’s 750 million dollar loan, grant. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this on Friday in Abuja while addressing the 7th Community of...

December 13, 2018 No Responses

2018:FIRS To Hit N5.3tri Revenue

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is expected to generate N5.3trillion revenue by the end of this year. Already, as at the second week of this month, FIRS has generated N5 trillion. Executive Chairman, Mr. Tunde Fowler, in a statement...