WHY NIGERIA IS CHANGING TO CLEANER ENERGY – OSINBAJO ▪Nigeria’s Plan is to reduce Carbon emission by 20% by 2030 as FG commissions another University-based Solar Plant • VP Chairs Inaugural meeting of Cabinet Committee to review Draft National Transport Policy
With the commissioning of yet another solar hybrid power plant by the Federal Government in one of its universities, Nigeria’s energy transition plan to renewables is on course. And…
FG to Shift Focus from Revenue Collection to Tax Compliance – Minister
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the federal government will shift focus from revenue collection to tax compliance. She spoke at the virtual economic outlook conference…
Bitcoin Hits All-time High after Mastercard Adoption
Bitcoin has jumped to a record high after Mastercard and Bank of New York Mellon moved to make it easier for customers to use cryptocurrencies. Advertisement Bitcoin, the largest digital…
Customs Intercept illegal Drugs worth N819m in Imo
The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Zone C Owerri has intercepted 1,024 cartons of contraband drugs with duty paid value of N819 million. According to the Area controller…
Ecobank Nigeria Announces Pricing of its Senior Unsecured $300 Million Bond
Lagos, Nigeria, 11 February 2021 – Ecobank Nigeria (“ENG” or “the Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of leading pan-African banking giant, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’), the parent company of…
Senate Summons CBN Governor, DG SEC over Cryptocurrency Ban
The Senate has mandated its Committees on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, ICT and Cybercrimes and Capital Market to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
FG to Civil Servants: Shun Corruption
The Federal Government on Thursday asked civil servants to shun corrupt practices in the discharge of their duties. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter…
Customs Intercepts Fake Pharmaceutical Products, other Contraband worth over N869.6m
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone “C” of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 1,024 cartons of fake pharmaceutical products and other contraband goods worth N869,550,345. The Comptroller,…
Fed Govt Launches 774,000 Works Scheme in Benue
The Federal Government, on Saturday, launched the special works programme for the provision of 774,000 jobs in Benue State. Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, who…
Court Orders CBN to Unfreeze Accounts of 20 #EndSARS Protesters
A federal high court in Abuja has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unfreeze the bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters. Advertisement Ahmed Mohammed, the judge, gave the…