The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has urged students to exercise caution and verify the legitimacy of any website or service claiming to represent the organisation.
The agency banking arm of Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services, IFIS, Quickteller Paypoint, has announced a strategic partnership with Ogun State government to facilitate digital payment collections for discounted food stuff to the…
The federal government said yesterday it has set a target of $100 million contribution from the creative industry to the nation's gross domestic product, GDP, by 2030.
AS a people, we ought to be ashamed of ourselves when it comes to electricity. Since 1972 when the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria, ECN, was merged with the Niger Dams Authority to create the National Electric Power Authority, NEPA,…
PROMINENT political, religious and traditional leaders including former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Senate president, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Archbishop Joseph Ekuwem, have felicitated with governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom…
Worried by the slow pace of development in the nation’s automobile industry, the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association, NAJA, is organising a one day summit to address the problem of the sector.
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira depreciated to N1,405 per dollar in the parallel market, from N1,305 per dollar on Wednesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, to N1,309.88 per dollar. Data…
IN response to Dangote Refinery’s recent price slash, MRS Oil Plc, a major oil marketing company, yesterday, reduced the price of its diesel to N1,050 per litre, from N1,200 per litre, nationwide.
Strategies adopted by Dangote Cement to increase sales and ensure an adequate supply of products to customers are yielding the desired results as domestic sales volume increased, by 26.1 percent to 4.6 metric tons (Mt) in the first quarter…
LAGOS—GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Terhemba; and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-corruption, Prince Kayode Akiolu; yesterday,…
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Wednesday, disclosed its audit of the oil and gas industry for 2022 and 2023 would go beyond just the reconciliation of revenues…
A group of traditional rulers in Ondo State, under the umbrella of 130 Crown Obas, has described the victory of governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, at the governorship primary election of the All Progressive Congress, as a divine agenda.
The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has charged the Nigerian Navy to be firm in the fight against all forms of economic sabotage, particularly crude oil theft, in the nation's waterways.
THE Trade Union Congress TUC, of Nigeria, on Thursday frowned at the non completion of negotiations on a new minimum wage and urged the Federal Government to fastrack action on that.
There was acute fuel scarcity in Kaduna metropolis on Thursday, as majority fuel stations were not dispensing fuel leaving those selling at the black market hiked the price to over N1000 a litre of petrol.
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, Thursday, wooed investors with strong mines security personnel as cover to operations in the mining sector.
Ebonyi State government has denied any form of illegal deductions from local government accounts, saying that the councils local have been freely running their accounts interrupted.
“National elections were widely reported to have reflected the will of voters, despite technical and logistical difficulties, and some irregularities.”
The Aviation Safety Roundtable Initiative (ART) has kicked against the suspension of Dana Airlines operations and cautioned the ministry against interference on the autonomy of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
"We are in Ondo state for the conduct of the PDP gubernatorial primaries, where we have seven aspirants and you know electoral rules require that for a candidate to emerge in any party, primaries should be conducted."
Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) has advised treasury managers to guard against corruption, fraud and financial mismanagement by implementing strong internal control mechanisms.
“The ambition of Senator Kwankwaso is to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Where he is today, I can confidently say that it will be like a mirage for him to be the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria."