A Few Thoughts on National Unity and Identity By Keem Belo-Osagie       There are many who refer to the amalgamation documents as if they tell us something about the unnatural nature of present day Nigeria. For me, the amalgamation document is simply a document of some historical...

Fed Govt To Spend N204bn On Power Projects, Salaries       The Federal Government will spend N204.4 billion on projects and salaries for agencies and the Federal Ministry of Power in 2021. According to the budget proposal of the ministry, out of the N204bn budgeted, N198.3bn was for...

Kerosene: Price Per Litre Increased By 0.42% Month-on-month – NBS       According to the data recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 0.42% month-on-month and by 9.27% year-on-year, from N346.53...

Lagos Atop As States’ IGR Drops By 11.7%       The Internally Generated Revenue of the states dropped to N612.87bn in the first six months of 2020 from N693.91bn in the corresponding period of 2019. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed on Tuesday in its report published on...

Customs Rake In N3.2bn From Seizures In Katsina     The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Border Drill Operation Sector 4, Katsina, said it seized various goods with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N3.2 billion, between January and May 2020. The sector coordinator, Aliyu Mohammed, said the sector which...

EU Plants 4.5 million Trees in Katsina About 4.54 million trees have been planted and maintained in Katsina State under the Improved Fuel Wood Balance project supported by the European Union (EU). The Project Manager, Dr Chris Udokang said the initial target was to plant 5.5...