The management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has debunked the allegation of existence of termites eating up vouchers at the Fund. It, for the umpteenth time, also stated that all the financial infractions being investigated by the Senate Public Account Committee happened between 2012 and 2017. In a statement yesterday, the agency […]
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“It is therefore instructive for prospective visa applicants to indicate clearly their visa preferences without any ambiguity and also respect the immigration laws of other countries so as to avoid unwarranted treatments,” a statement signed by Francisca Omayuli for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following another video on social media showing Nigerians who arrived in […]
“We are a political party, we have members with different views,” he said in a bid to sound assuring. “We have differences, we don’t have crises. We have a disagreement of choice. No crisis in PDP, we have differences, which is in human nature.” There is no crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the […]
The human rights lawyer maintained that it is the constitutional responsibility of the local governments and not the state to collect park levies. Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has fired back at the Lagos State government over the newly introduced parking fees. Mr Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), in a statement Thursday insisted […]
A forensic audit company hired by the Kwara State Government yesterday disclosed that about N11.9 billion of public funds were allegedly carted away from the treasury of the state between 2011 and 2019 without any project or programme to show for it. Also, the forensic audit revealed that N2 billion cash withdrawals were not tied […]
The CG said the NCS is on course to meet the N2.267 trillion target at the end of the fiscal year. The Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has said the Service generated N1.167 trillion in the last seven months. Mr Ali disclosed this on Thursday at the public hearing on the […]
The Federal Government has expressed its determination to reposition the Onne Port in Rivers State with a view to maximize its hugh potentials in export and import trades. Disclosing this yesterday, Minister of Transportation, Engr Mu’azu Sambo as part of a 3-day fact finding tour to ascertain why the port is not performing at maximum […]
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has expressed commitment towards achieving sustainable industrialization in Nigeria. The NCDMB aims at achieving this through patriotism, professionalism and commitment to its Expatriate Quota Management, EQM, initiative. The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Wabote, who disclosed this at the stakeholders sensitization workshop on EQM, initiative to companies […]
As Nigerian airlines continue to suffer economic decline, as a result of growing challenges emanating from high price of aviation fuel, naira depreciation, high cost of maintenance and scarcity of forex, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has moved to stabilise the airline sub-sector in order to ensure continuous safety. The move, THISDAY gathered, would […]
With total spending on the controversial petrol subsidy now exceeding oil revenue, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) outstanding debt on what it terms under-recovery hit N1.044 trillion in July. Data from the National Oil Company (NOC) released late yesterday indicated that in July, the firm also deducted N448.7 billion for the purpose, a record […]
Ahead of the 2023 general election, a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has called on the various presidential candidates, including Mr. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Peter Obi of Labour Party and other political […]
As the new academic year commences soon, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has put the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria at 20 million. The latest out-of-school data released by the United Nations agency also revealed that 244 million children and youth aged between six and 18 worldwide are still out […]
The World Bank Group President, David Malpass yesterday met with Vice President, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo as part of efforts to seek the multilateral institution’s support to end petrol subsidy which has become a drain to Nigeria. The meeting which took place in Washington was disclosed in a statement posted on the World Bank’s website. Commenting about […]
The Katsina State Government in collaboration with the World Bank has announced plan to construct and upgrade 800 kilometers of rural roads under the state’s Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) across the state. The project also includes upgrading of secondary markets (agro logistics centres) and about 700 kilometers would be put under routine […]
The Presidency had on Wednesday accused Mr Ortom of denigrating Nigeria’s security agencies by claiming that Mr Buhari ordered security forces not to move against criminal herdsmen. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue Nigerians from criminal gangs holding them to ransom. Mr Ortom was reacting to a statement […]
United States has launched a $48.8 million investment in Nigeria’s education. The investment which is through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) tagged, ‘Leveraging Education Assistance Resources in Nigeria (LEARN) Read Activity,’ was aimed at improving early grade reading in the country over the next five years. A statement from the US Embassy yesterday […]
The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Mrs. Patience Oniha yesterday confirmed that Nigeria’s total debt profile as at March, 2022 stood at N41.60 trillion. Oniha said this during her appearance at the ongoing engagement on the 2023 – 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Policy Paper held by the House of […]
North East Development Commission (NEDC) yesterday validated a 10-year North East Stabilisation and Development Master Plan (NESDMP) aimed at facilitating a transformative growth of the region and lifting citizens in the region out of poverty. The implementation of the North-East Development Plan would gulp the sum of $80 billion, which is equivalent to N31.05 trillion. […]