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The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, on Tuesday formally handed over the forfeited Abuja estate, containing 753 duplexes and other apartments, allegedly belonging to the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Ministry of Housing and...

“The art of business reporting is as serious as business itself,” emphasized Friday Ekeoba, General Editor of National Wire, as he urged campus journalists to hone their skills in this specialized field. Speaking at the award presentation for the maiden edition of the Campus Business Journalism Awards, Ekeoba highlighted the...

Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has addressed the misconceptions surrounding the tax reform initiated by the current administration. He noted that the Northern Governors’ Forum on Oct. 28, led by Gov. Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, expressed opposition to the new derivation-based...

  The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) have  agreement to scale up local currency financing, unlocking over $1bn in investments across key sectors of the Nigerian economy. This was according to a joint press statement from...

The Federal Government said it would implement cashless tolling system for the Abuja-Keffi expressway. Senator David Umahi, the Minister of Works, disclosed this on Thursday while inaugurating a committee for the project, as well as the dualization of the Keffi-Akwanga-Makurdi Road. He said the cashless tolling system was a strategic...

  Festus Keyamo, Nigeria's Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has announced that the country's compliance score on the Cape Town Convention (CTC) index has improved from 70.5% to 75.5%. This development officially removes Nigeria from the Aviation Working Group's (AWG) watchlist of non-compliant countries. In a statement by Tunde...

    The Lagos Red Rail line will begin full passenger operations on October 15th, 2024. The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) Abimbola Akinajo said this on Thursday. “Full passenger operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line will commence on Tuesday, 15th...

The Federal Government has praised Savannah Energy, the British independent energy company focused around the delivery of Projects that Matter, for its substantial investment in Nigeria’s energy sector to date, saying that it appreciates what the company is doing, and encourages Savannah to sustain it. The Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum...

The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy (FMCIDE) has formed an alliance with Aleph Group, a leading global enabler of digital advertising, to empower over 2,600 Nigerian youth with essential digital advertising skills as a part of its flagship project, the 3 Million Technical Talent Programme (3MTT). Through...

Mediapreneurs, under the umbrella of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), have been urged to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) to attract readers to their websites. They are expected to leverage different online platforms and technology to promote their products or services and more with their audiences. The publisher of the...