archiveOctober 2023

  World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow at 2.9 per cent in 2023 due to lower international prices and currency pressures affecting oil and non-oil activity. It added that Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic outlook remains bleak amid an elusive growth recovery, and warned that to avert a “Lost...

The Partnership for Issues-based Campaign in Nigeria (PICaN) on Wednesday cautioned the Nigerian Judiciary against using technicalities to pervert what it called the “popular and freewill” of Nigerians. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Wednesday, the National President of PICaN, Comrade Bako Abdul Usman who also doubled as the...

  The Senate is set to investigate the incarceration of over 250 Nigerians in Ethiopia. The Upper Chamber resolved to investigate this problem after the Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, drew the attention of his colleagues to the matter during Wednesday’s plenary session. The Senate consequently directed its Committees on...

  Bigi carbonated soft drink, a leading brand in the beverage industry, from the stable of Rite Foods Limited, hosted an unforgettable VVIP movie experience for 24 lucky winners to appreciate them for their unwavering support and engagement. These winners were selected through the "Lunch Inspiration Engagement," a campaign that...

  as Govt holds three-day retreat   Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has tasked critical stakeholders in his administration to be diligent, prudent and innovative so as to deliver on the administration's mandate of engendering sustainable development in the state. This was as the governor advocated effective synergy among all...

In a significant development, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) is set to admit the Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), a N200 billion public infrastructure investment fund by Chapel Hill Denham, onto the Exchange. The Exchange, in commemorating the listing, will host a Facts Behind the Listing and Closing Gong Ceremony on...

  BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organization leading the advocacy for accountability, transparency, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, has released its second-quarter evaluation report of the States Fiscal Transparency League, SFTL. The States Fiscal Transparency League aims to sustain the progress achieved through the World Bank’s States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability,...

  The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has rejoiced with Lieutenant General Alani Akinrinade (rtd.) on the occasion of his 84th birthday. Senator Akpabio, in a message endorsed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh,  described Akinrinade as an enduring icon in the struggle to keep...

Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, ordered a businesswoman, Portia Emilia, and her company, Savanah Crest Investment Limited, to enter their defences in an alleged N110m fraud preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The...

  Polaris Bank is giving away millions of Naira in cash prizes and other rewards in its ongoing Save & Win promo. Several Nigerians have won in earlier held monthly draws with many more expected to win varying cash prizes ranging from N10,000 to N1million in forthcoming draws of the...