Nigeria Secures $500m Loan To Support Energy Transition Programme The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of $500 million to Nigeria to finance the first phase of the economic governance and energy transition support programme (EGET-SP). EGET-SP is an initiative aimed at accelerating...

EFCC Recovers N231.62bn in One Year The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N231.623billion during the first year of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Other recoveries include US$70,260,544.18; £29,264.50(GBP); Euro 208,297.10; $3,950.00 (Canadian); $740.00 (Australian); 35,000.00 (Rand); 42,390.00 (UAE Dirhams); 247.00...

Hardship Protest Grounds Markets, Banks, Others in Abia Residents of the two major cities in Abia state, Umuahia, the state capital, and Aba, the commercial nerve of the state, stayed away from their shops and business premises on Thursday, August 1, following the uncertainty of...

FEC orders NNPC to sell crude to Dangote, others in Naira President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga,...

Minimum Wage: Tinubu Signs Bill Into Law President Bola Tinubu has signed the new National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Bill 2024 into law which is reviewable every three years. President Tinubu signed the Bill midway into the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. Senate President Godswill Akpabio...

Dr. Usman Mohammed Shettima Revives Borno's Horse Racing Tradition with Grand Competition By Dahiru Mamman Lawal President Tinubu's Senior Special Assistant on Administration and Office Coordination, Dr. Usman Mohammed Shettima, has revived the historic tradition of horse racing in Borno by organizing a grand competition to...