COST OF RUNNING NIGERIAN GOV’T IS EXPENSIVE – OSIBANJO
The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said Nigeria needs a national debate to examine the issues around the size and cost of governance, which has often been described as expensive…
JUST IN: NAIRA SLUMPS TO 425/$
The dollar exchanged for N452 at the parallel market on Wednesday over speculations by operators in the market and the effect of the country’s rising foreign debt. The Central Bank…
FOREIGN RESERVE DROPS BY $129.83M IN ONE WEEK
The country’s foreign reserves have commenced a downward trend, dropping by $129.83m in one week, the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. The reserves, which stood…
NEW ELECTRICITY TARIFFS WILL TAKE EFFECT IN JULY – MINISTER OF POWER
The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has insisted that the new increment on electricity tariff would take off in July. He stated this on Tuesday at the Investigative Public Hearing…
ENUGU REP LAUDS THE SOUTH EASTERN GOVERNORS
Hon. Nnoli Nnaji, the Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, has expressed his utmost appreciation to the South-Eastern Governors, for their combined efforts in making sure that the Akanu Ibiam International…
REHABILITATION OF AKANU IBIAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT -ENUGU REP SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF WORK
The Deputy Minority Leader House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Toby Okechukwu, has expressed his satisfaction in the quality of work being done in ongoing refurbishment of the runway of Akanu…
THE COUNTRY LOSES $29bn YEARLY TO POWER SUPPLY – LAWAN
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday June 15, revealed that Nigeria loses about $29 billion yearly to irregular and poor power supply. The Senate President who revealed as he declared open…
INCREASE IN poverty A SERIOUS RISK TO SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the worsening poverty in the country posed a great deal of risk to Nigeria’s democratic process and security. Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product,…
TRANSPORT SECTOR LOST N200BN IN THREE MONTHS
The nation’s transport sector lost about N200bn in three months as a result of the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, transport operators have said. The National President, Public Transport…
OSIBANJO – 39.4 MILLION NIGERIANS MAY BE JOBLESS BEFORE YEAR ENDS
The Federal Government has raised the fear that except something urgent is done, about 39.4 million Nigerians may be jobless by the end of the year as a result of…















