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,...

Senate Lauds NNPC on Gas Projects, Financial Audit Report The Senate Committee on Gas has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the various gas development projects it has undertaken, especially the Ajaokuta- Kaduna- Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project. Speaking during the 2021 Budget Defense...

PRNigeria Unveils 101 Fake News on EndSARS, Says Mistrust Responsible for Misinformation       An abuja based media outfit, PRNigeria has unveiled a report on 101 cases of fake news on #EndSARS protest it identified, and which were shared and disseminated on various social media platforms. The Editor-in-Chief...

Phone Subscribers Increased By 54.2m In Five Years – NCC         The National Communications Commission on Wednesday said active phone subscribers in Nigeria grew by 54.2 million in the last five years. NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Umar Danbatta, said this when he led the commission’s board of...

Wheat Importation Gulps N2trn In 4 Years — Nanono         The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, has said from 2016 to June 2020, Nigeria spent over $6 billion (about N2.283 trillion) to import wheat. The minister disclosed this while delivering the keynote address...

$500m Chinese Debt Sparks Confusion In Airport Concession       Federal Government’s plan to concession airports has run into difficulties over an existing debt and pact with China to build four new terminals at the cost of $500 million. The “concession within concession”, according to the coalition of...