TETFund Bags ‘Public Affairs’ Communications Award   The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has received the award-plaque for ‘effective communication’ it won at the 2021 Spokesperson Communications Award (TSA) event. The award ceremony was organized by Spokespersons Digest, a publication of Image...

Buhari Mourns Former Finance Minister, Chu Okongwu President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled the Okongwu family on the passing of the foremost economist and a former Minister of Finance, Prof Chu Okongwu. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina,...

Pantami, Aregbesola to Commission Digital Nigeria Project In Osun   The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, will commission a Digital Nigeria Centre (DNC) project in Osun...

Retirees, Workers Kick As FG Plans N620bn Loan From Pension Funds   The Federal Government is planning to source $1.5bn (N620bn) loan from pension funds to support its proposed N7.73tn investment in transport infrastructure over the next five years. Specifically, the government...

Oil Price Surges Above $85 Amid Omicron Impact   The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, climbed above $84 per barrel on Wednesday on tight supply and easing concerns about the potential impact of Omicron coronavirus variant on demand. Brent, against which Nigeria’s...

Fed Govt To Borrow At A Higher Cost As Global Interest Rates Spike   As if the COVID-19 pandemic was a good thing, global interest rates were maintained at historic low levels over the past two years, as monetary policy authorities...