The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria has revealed that the country could save $600m annually by investing in palm oil production. According to the President of NPPAN, Alphonsus Inyang, …
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Edo Assembly reviews three members’ suspension
The Edo State House of Assembly has set up a committee to look into the suspension of three lawmakers on May 6, 2024. The PUNCH reports that the Assembly, on …
Read More »FG eyes $4.4bn new loans as debt hits N101tn
The Federal Government has borrowed a total of $4.95bn in loans from the World Bank in the past 12 months, pushing the total public debt to N101tn amidst worries about the …
Read More »Davido sues Sophia Momodu for Imade’s custody
International award-winning singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has dragged Sophia Momodu, the mother of his first child, Imade, to court, seeking custody of the daughter. In an originating …
Read More »One arrested for vandalising barricade in Lagos
Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, on Wednesday, said they arrested a man (identity undisclosed) for allegedly vandalising iron barricades along the Odo Iya Alaro area of the …
Read More »Rivers plans parallel secretariats as police bar Fubara caretaker chairmen
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said 23 local government councils in the state will operate from alternative secretariats following Tuesday’s sealing of the councils by the police. The governor, …
Read More »FG, NGOs partner to save nine-year-old boy with heart defect
The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has partnered with Non-Governmental Organisations to address the health challenges of a nine-year-old boy, Perfect Obi, who was diagnosed with a heart defect. The …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Oxford University confers honorary degree on Okonjo-Iweala
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Onkonjo-Iweala, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford. The former Nigerian Minister of Finance disclosed this …
Read More »FG raises Bodo-Bonny Road project cost to N280bn
The Federal Government has reviewed upwards the contract sum for the ongoing construction of the multi-billion naira Bodo-Bonny link road in Rivers State from the initial N199 billion to the …
Read More »IPPIS verification uncovers 1,618 fake appointments – HoS
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan has said that the verification exercises of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System have exposed 1,618 civil …
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