Ogun; Abiodun signs N472bn 2023 budget into law
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has signed the 2023 budget into law. Signing the N472,250,694,447.57b Appropriations Bill as passed earlier by the State House of Assembly, on Thursday, Abiodun said...
View ArticleHacey health initiative partners UN Trust Fund to sensitise FGM survivors in...
Blessing Akorowosi, Osogbo A non-governmental organisation, Hacey Health Initiative in collaboration with United Nations Trust Fund and Spotlight Initiative, on Wednesday sensitised survivors of...
View ArticleWe need govt’s support for industry, economic growth -Whisky producer
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, M.P. Masterpiece Nigeria Limited, makers of Skirt blended brandy and Kubanah Whisky both produced in Nigeria, Chief Emeka Ike, has urged government to...
View ArticleForeign-based doctor advocates investment in Nigeria’s healthcare
An America-based Family Medicine Specialist, Dr Nosa Aigbe-Lebarty, says it is necessary to get both Nigerians within and outside the country to invest in the country’s health care system, to...
View ArticleN250 m grant: Al-Qalam varsity lauds BUA Group
Al-Qalam University Katsina, has commended the Chairman, BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, for granting a N250 million infrastructure development grant for the institution. The University’s...
View ArticleUlTH assault: We record attacks every week – NMA
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara Chapter, has said that it recorded physical or verbal attacks on its members almost every week. Dr Ola Ahmed, the state NMA Chairman, made this known to...
View ArticleSavings bonds: DMO announces 2023 first offer
The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday announced as its first bonds issuance for 2023, two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Savings Bonds for subscription. According to a statement by the...
View ArticleObaseki reforms: Edo emerges only state in the South South with zero building...
Efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to sanitize the state’s built environment has continued to yield positive gains as Edo emerged the only state in the South South with zero...
View ArticleFG spent N12.872trn in 2022 -Minister
.As debt service gulps N5.24trn, deficit N6.37trn .2023 budget, says Ezekwesilli The post FG spent N12.872trn in 2022 -Minister appeared first on Champion Newspapers LTD.
View ArticleCBN debunks report on sale of Polaris Bank
.Insists divestment was supervised by committee COMFORT EKELEME, Business Editor Contrary to claims in an online publication, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the divestment from Polaris...
View ArticleStanbic IBTC tops retail, corporate banking in Nigeria – KPMG 2022 Report
COMFORT EKELEME, Business Editor Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, has been named the leading bank in the retail and corporate banking in Nigeria according to the KPMG 2022 Nigeria Banking Industry Customer...
View ArticleNECA worries over legacy of taxes on businesses
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed dissatisfaction over some of the provisions of the financial bill including the increased Tertiary Education Tax (TET) from 2.5...
View ArticleN50m goods lost to fire in Aba warehouse
An early morning fire, which escalated into a warehouse, near the Ariaria International Market, Aba, has destroyed goods estimated at over 50 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that...
View ArticleAlarm over national debt unnecessary – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the alarm created around the country’s projected public debt by a segment of the media was unnecessary. The Director-General, Mrs. Patience Oniha, said this in a...
View ArticleDefence, security, education, infrastructure, get lion share of 2023 Budget
.Fuel subsidy to gulp N3.36 trn in 6 months .Parameters ambitious, may not be met, say Yusuf, Chukwu ODUNITANAYENI, Abuja Defence and security, education and infrastructure received the highest...
View ArticleCustoms arrests 176 suspects, loses 4 officers in 2022
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, said it lost four of its officers to smugglers in 2022. The acting Controller of the unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu,...
View ArticleBuhari is transiting Nigeria to manufacturing economy – NASENI boss
President Muhammadu Buhari is building the requisite infrastructure needed to transit Nigeria to a manufacturing economy, says NASENI boss on Thursday. Prof. Muhammad Sani-Haruna, Executive Vice...
View ArticleIntelligence: NFIU warns against huge cash withdrawals
The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has warned the public and private entities against massive cash withdrawals. The Director and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Mr. Modibbo...
View ArticleStandardized Digital Communication key to effective Port, Flag administration...
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR, says international collaboration to attain standardized digitalization is essential for...
View ArticleTony Elumelu Foundation appoints Somachi Chris-Asoluka as CEO
The Board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has announced the appointment of Somachi...
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