Improving Maternal Healthcare in Nigeria: A Clarion Call, by Aishat M. Abisola   When one wonders about maternal health in Nigeria, it would be best to gain a quick understanding of it by not only looking at its global ranking, but...

Pantami Receives Young Female Authors, Commends PRNigeria’s Strides in Fact-Checking, Security Reporting   The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has commended the Image Merchants Promotion Ltd (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria, Economic Confidential, Tech Digest, and...

OBASANJO - Is No Saint, Full of Stains Politically Speaking, by Ejike E Okpa   In the annals of "a no-body to some-body" no Nigerian has been as lucky as OLUSEGUN MATTHEW OBASANJO; a soldier with not much military gallantry records...

Reps Probe NIPC Over N1.19bn Unapproved Spending   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has commenced investigation of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission for spending N1.19bn in the 2018 and 2019 financial years without appropriation by the National Assembly. The...

In One Month, FG Recorded N643.09bn Fiscal Deficit The Federal Government’s fiscal deficit rose from N491.28bn in March to N643.09bn in April, according to figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The banking regulator’s April economic report stated that, “The...

Undisbursed Loans Raise Nigeria’s World Bank Debt To $21.15bn   Undisbursed loans may drive Nigeria’s debt to the World Bank from $12.72bn to $21.15bn. This shows that the yet-to-be disbursed loans can increase Nigeria’s debt to the lending institution by 66.27 per...