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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has again written to the Rivers State House of Assembly, proposing Wednesday, March 19, 2025, as the new date for the presentation of the 2025 state budget. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Governor Fubara recalled his...

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged Nigerians to disregard former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s remarks that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is wasteful and corrupt. Speaking in Akure at the unveiling of the 71km section of the highway passing through Ondo State, Umahi emphasized that the project is both transparent and...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sounded the alarm over the growing trend of illicit transactions involving banknotes, urging immediate intervention to curb the practice. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, made this known at the Bank’s Security Workshop held in Abuja on Thursday, where security and law enforcement agencies gathered...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project as wasteful and corrupt. He equally slammed the President Bola Tinubu administration for spending N21 billion on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, calling it a misplaced priority and conduit designed to embezzle public...

Ahead of the 2027 general polls, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has declared support for Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Mohammed who received the 2023 LP presidential candidate at the Government House on Thursday said he was ready to work with Obi. The closed-door meeting, which lasted for more...

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Mr. James Faleke (APC-Lagos), has assured Nigerians that the tax reform bills will produce widely acceptable laws. Faleke gave this assurance on Thursday after the House considered and adopted the report on the four tax reform bills during its session...

Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to financial inclusion, youth empowerment, and promoting a healthy savings culture by rewarding nine National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members with N500,000 business grants each. The grants were awarded under the Get Alert in Millions Season Six (GAIM 6) promo, an initiative designed...

* Signing ceremony at the SEforALL Global Forum in Barbados * The DRE Nigeria Fund is the first country-focused DRE fund established under the DRE Africa Platform which will develop and invest in distributed renewable projects across Africa. The commitment by the partners aligns with the Mission 300 goal to...

The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, over alleged misappropriation of N5.78 billion public funds continued on Wednesday, March 11, 2024, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. At the resumed hearing...

As part of the celebration of the 2025 International Women’s Day, the women of JTI Nigeria gathered for a business luncheon at Bon Appetite, Victoria Island, where they engaged in insightful conversations about challenges, opportunities, and strategies to enhance gender diversity across the organisation. More than just a celebration, the...