archiveSeptember 2024

  The Federal Government has procured and handed over 64, 100-seater capacity compressed natural gas, CNG buses. The buses were handed over to organised labour and student union leadership in Abuja on Sunday during a brief ceremony at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. The Federal Government, through the...

  For Nigeria to achieve the $1trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2026, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), among other stakeholders, have emphasized on the need for banks and Fintech companies to collaborate and drive the  real sector growth. Delivering the keynote address at the 2024 annual conference of...

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned entities engaging in illegal fund management activities to desist forthwith or be ready to face the law. The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Emomotimi Agama, said this in Abuja on Sunday in preparation for the commission’s World...

  Stakeholders, including government officials, experts, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), have called for enhanced strategies to address climate change and air pollution while creating a more affordable and resilient energy system aimed at improving the economy and the quality of life. They made this call at a two-day conference...

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to partner with Triple Helix Nigeria (THN) to host the inaugural SciBiz Annual Conference 2024, aimed at fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and government to drive innovation. Scheduled for October 23rd to 25th in Abuja, the conference is themed “Integrating...

  with commitment to innovation, technological access, best practices   Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, the newly elected President of the Feed Industry Practitioners Association of Nigeria (FIPAN), has pledged to foster collaboration among stakeholders, including farmers, feed producers, financial institutions, and government agencies, to create an enabling environment for industry growth....

  The Federal Government has suspended two senior officers of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) over alleged infractions regarding the incarceration of celebrity cross-dresser Mr Idris Okuneye (aka Bobrisky). It followed the release of a voice recording by a social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse (a.k.a VeryDarkMan), in which Bobrisky...

Oil and gas companies in the country owe the federation a debt of $6.071 billion and N66.4 billion in unpaid taxes and royalties, the latest Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) report has shown. Oil companies’ liabilities rose to $6.175 billion as of June 2024, according to an audit of...

  The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF), says 69.2 per cent of children in Kano State are multi-dimensionally poor. Fatima Musa, a Social Policy Specialist with the UNICEF, Kano Field Office, disclosed this in her presentation during a media dialogue on Friday in Zaria. The media dialogue is on Children’s...

Prison experts have clarified why controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, was separated from other inmates at the correctional centre while denying claims of a VIP section. Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Friday, the Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, Bishop Kayode Williams, explained...