Vice President Kashim Shettima has charged the Rural Electricity Agency (REA), to double efforts to accelerate Nigeria’s journey towards universal electricity access and ensure Nigerians get more access to power supply. In order to gain access to state governors and involve them in the effort to electrify villages across the nation, he thus approved REA’s…
A total sum of 1.3 trillion naira has been Disbursed to the federal, state, and local government areas for July. The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in Abuja in August 2024 featured the announcement of the income allocation. According to an FAAC communiqué, the Federal Government received N431.079 billion and the State Governments received…
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory have reported 39 confirmed cases of monkeypox, with no deaths associated with the illness. The information was disclosed by Dr. Jide Idris, the Director General of the NCDC, during a news conference on Thursday on the designation of monkeypox…
A newly published report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has indicated a decline in Nigeria’s headline inflation rate to 33.40%in July 2024 from 34.19% in June 2024. This is the first decline since December 2022, when it was last at 21.34 percent. The headline inflation rate fell by 0.79 percentage points in July…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). NJC spokesperson Soji Oye revealed this in a statement on Thursday, stating that the decision was made during the Council’s 106th Meeting, which was chaired by CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola….
After a French court decided in favour of Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited and authorised the seizure of the Nigerian government’s presidential planes, the Federal Government of Nigeria accused the Chinese corporation of deceit. Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga claimed in a statement on Thursday that the Chinese company is attempting “to take over offshore…
AIPCC Energy Limited, which operates the Edo Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited (ERPCL), is expressing frustration over its inability to source crude oil from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). ERPCL is a fully operating 1,000 barrels per day stream crude oil refinery but has experienced quarrels with bureaucratic structures in its quest for…
Nigeria’s 36 states received N39.62bn as ecological fund allocations from June 2023 to June 2024, data from the Federation Account Allocation Committee published by the National Bureau of Statistics showed. The ecological fund is a crucial part of Nigeria’s federal revenue allocation, specifically designated to address various environmental challenges nationwide, including erosion, desertification, flooding, oil…
The Court-reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Monday, resumed office, directing his personal staff to return to their duty posts under him. This was disclosed through a viral three-minute-long undated video posted on many social media platforms on Monday. He also directed a staff of his office to return to work…
While addressing a news conference in Abuja ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Defence Industry Corporation (DICON), the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Ibrahim Kana says it is only when the desired hardware is unavailable at DICON that government organisations will be allowed to make procurements from abroad.
