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FG begins yam production, storage centres in Oyo, others

The Federal Government says it is establishing production and storage centres for yam in many states such as Oyo, Ekiti,…

5 years ago

Buhari fires Pondei, appoints Awa interim NDDC administrator head

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kemebradikumo Pondei. Spokesman for the…

5 years ago

IMF projects Nigeria’s economy to recover by 2022

The International Monetary Fund says Nigeria’s economy is expected to start recovering next year but it can only reach its…

5 years ago

Oil prices hit $50/barrel, first time since March

Brent Crude price rose to $50.16/barrel at the close of trading on Thursday, showing a gain of over two per…

5 years ago

Court trying Maina rises abruptly as ex-pension boss collapses

The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, collapsed during his prosecution at a Federal High…

5 years ago

Embrace interest-free banking, Reps urge CBN, others

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government, especially its financial institutions to create more interest-free banking opportunities for…

5 years ago

NLC threatens protest over governors planned borrowing from pension funds

The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned the state governors not to borrow N17 trillion from the pension funds purportedly for…

5 years ago

Reinstate sacked NDE DG, Senate tells Buhari

The Senate on Thursday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to reinstate Dr Nasiru Argungu as the substantive Director-General of the National…

5 years ago

NCC suspends new SIM card sale, registration

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered immediate suspension of sale and activation of new SIM cards to allow an…

5 years ago

FEC okays N1.1bn for Maiduguri airport expansion, 22 airports’ insurance

The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N1.1bn for the expansion of the apron of Maiduguri airport and…

5 years ago