The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it  distributed relief materials in parts of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe to cushion the effect of the State of Emergency imposed on the states. The North-East Coordinator of the agency, Alhaji Mohammed Kanar, said this in an interview...

With a plan to create 750,000 jobs in the next five years and thereafter raise it to one million,  Dangote Group will overtake the federal government as the biggest employer of labour in Nigeria. The conglomerate owned by Alhaji Aliko Dangote has a current workforce...

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) yesterday approved and disbursed a whopping N1.196 trillion to the three tiers of government for the months of August and September. According to the spread sheet made available to journalists at the end of the much awaited twin FAAC...

Kano state Executive Council presided over by Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has approved execution of Tiga dam and Challawa Gorge Hydroelectricity Projects at the total cost of N14, 228, 852, 600. The two projects will be jointly financed by the state government and the 44...

World leaders at the just concluded United Nations General Assembly renews their efforts toward alleviating the plight of the poor in the society as Nigeria receives a thumbs up for her unflinching commitment. The side event held at the on-going 68th session of the United...

The naira depreciated against the United States dollar at the interbank market Wednesday as importers started to lock-in their hard currency needs at favourable rates. The nation’s currency closed at N160.26 to a dollar yesterday, compared to the N159.90 to a dollar it stood on...