NARTO Loses Over N2bn Cash, 100 Trucks To #EndSARS         The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owner (NARTO) at the weekend counted the losses it incurred from the #EndSARS protests, saying the protesters burnt over 100 trucks bearing maize and cattle, totaling above N2billion. Its National President,...

101,567 Beneficiaries Received N3.18bn COVID-19 Survival Fund – FG         The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that 101,567 beneficiaries have been paid a total of N3.18bn under its COVID-19 Survival Fund scheme. Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, who disclosed this in Abuja,...

PIB Passes Second Reading In The House Of Reps       Finally, the age-long Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. The PIB in many quarters appears to be the most politicized piece of legislation in Nigeria’s legislative history. It was conceived by...

2021 Budget: Reps Dismiss Ahmed, Akabueze’s Representatives       The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Monday dismissed representatives of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze. The committee had invited...

Nigeria Losing Over N400bn Yealy From Fish Imports — Reps         Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural Institutions, Rep. Awaji Inombek-Abiante(PDP-Rivers), has bemoaned the failure of the Nigerian government to reap over $1billion annually from the Fisheries Industry. Besides, he pledged his Committee’s commitment to...

Lagos, Others Get More N75bn MSMEs Fund Beneficiaries       Lagos, Kano and Abia States will produce more beneficiaries than any other state and the Federal Capital Territory in the sharing of the Economic Sustainability Plan’s N75bn Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Survival Fund. This was contained in...