archiveJanuary 2025

President, Bola Tinubu has appreciated the Finnish government for arresting the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Tinubu while receiving Sanna Selin, Finland’s ambassador to Nigeria at the Presidential Villa on Friday, January 24, said he appreciates the intervention of the Finnish government in Ekpa case. He...

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), have introduced the National Identity Number (NIN) enabled farmer registry and Government 2 people (G2P) card initiative. The project is designed to address the Federal Ministry’s immediate challenges of identity and authentication,...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-East Zone has condoled with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the loss of one of its operatives, Aminu Sahabi Salisu, stressing that his death caused them grief and regret. Salisu, an Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, ASE11 was killed in...

The Oyo State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (Oyo RAAMP) has successfully signed a contract agreement worth N16,273,711,608.09 for the construction of about 68km rural roads under phase 1 of the intervention project. According to a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons and chief executive officers (CEOs) for key institutions, including the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and the National Board for Technology Incubation. Notable appointees include former Kano State Governor and current National Chairman of the All Progressives...

Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (retd.), a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a distinguished military officer, has passed away at the age of 82. Useni’s death on Thursday, after a prolonged illness, was confirmed by Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang in a statement issued through his Director...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has announced plans to establish a Compliance Department by February. Cardoso made the announcement during the launch of 2025 Macroeconomic Outlook Report, titled “Stabilisation in Transition: Rethinking Reform Strategies for 2025 and Beyond” by the Nigerian Economic Summit...

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has said that the four tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly will help drive revenue generation, improve the nation’s revenue profile and support investments both locally and internationally. Kalu who spoke at a meeting on UK -Nigeria Strategic Dialogue...

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has painted a positive picture of the nation’s economic outlook for 2025 with the potential to achieve a 5.5 per cent GDP growth rate. NESG, however, pointed out that this positive outlook was only possible provided the current reforms are sustained. The projection was...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it has approved the release of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange (FX) Code. The apex bank also announced that the Code would be formally launched next week in Abuja. According to CBN in a statement, the Code serves as a guideline to the...