TETFund Supports FUD With N36m To Investigate Kidney Diseases   A team of researchers at the Federal University, Duste, has gotten a N36-million research grant to investigate rampant cases of kidney diseases at Hadejia Valley. Solacebase reports that Hadejia Valley stretches from Zakirai in Kano State to...

FG Raises N1.77trn Sukuk Fund For Ibadan-Ilorin, Enugu-Port Harcourt, 95 Other Roads   The Federal Government earned N1.77tn from sukuk bonds over a period of four years, according to a report obtained by our correspondent. The N1.77tn sukuk was raised between 2017 and 2021, the report stated. The...

Airlines, Others Generate N146bn In Nine Months As Aviation Industry Rebounds   The relaxation of travel restrictions occasioned by the COVID19 pandemic and increased economic activities during the year drove recovery in the aviation sector in the first nine months of 2021, a new report obtained...

FG Releases N16.7bn For Accrued Pension Rights   The Federal Government has released N16.67 billion for payment of accrued pension rights under the contributory pension scheme, the Director-General, National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar has said. Mrs. Dahir-Umar, who made this known yesterday in a statement,...

Nigeria Loses $5bn To Gold Smuggling In Six Years   The Federal Government says Nigeria has lost $5bn to gold smuggling activities in six years. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uche Ogar, who made the disclosure at the State House on Wednesday, said the...

CBN Disburses N108.65bn To Hospitals, Pharmaceutical Firms   The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it disbursed N108.65bn to hospitals and pharmaceutical industry in 18 months. A CBN report said this was disclosed at the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting. It said, “The bank has also cumulatively disbursed...