Reps Order Probe Of Navy’s $195.3m Equipment Contract To Foreign Firm   The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Navy to investigate whether the Deep Blue contract agreement is in line with extant laws and regulations, and the standards of all platforms purchased for...

National Assembly Okays N633bn Budget For NCC   The National Assembly has approved a N633.393 billion budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the 2022 fiscal year. The budget was approved after the Senate and the House of Representatives adopted the reports of their Committees on...

Presidency Spends N34bn On Food, Travels In Six Years   The Presidency’s budgetary allocations for food and travels hit N34bn in six years, according to data obtained from the appropriation bills of the Federal Government within the period under review. A total of N5.16bn was spent on...

Pensioners Receive N17bn Unfunded Liabilities 30 Years After   The federal government has paid over N17 billion unfunded liabilities to pensioners after 30 years. The payment is a significant part of the outstanding pension liabilities owed to pensioners of defunct agencies on Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD)...

Fed Govt To Pocket N227bn As MTN, Mafab Win 5G Licence   Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications winners of the two slots of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction for the Fifth Generation (5G) network licenses for a total fee of $546m...

Power Firms Owe Banks N820bn Amid Sector's Lingering Problems     The debt owed to Nigerian banks by operators in the power sector rose by 11.85 per cent in one year to N819.97bn in August this year amid the lingering problems plaguing the sector since it was...