FG Budgets N3.85trn for Capital Projects in 2021 The 2021 budget estimates submitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari has N3.85 trillion for capital projects. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed disclosed at the budget breakdown held in Abuja. Mrs Ahmed...

Population Of Extremely Poor Persons In Nigeria Hits 102m — NECA         There are indications that Nigeria’s poverty level may have further deteriorated as the latest reports of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, shows a 10 percentage point rise in the number of the extreme...

A Tribute to My Father, Imam Shuaib Agaka By Yushau A. Shuaib     Most tributes are written to eulogise the dead and not the living. I often ask the questions: Must our guardians and mentors die before we honour them by commending their outstanding qualities and exemplary...

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...

N5.48bn Agric Loans: Nasarawa, 2 Other States Get Lion Share   Nasarawa, Edo and Ogun states received the highest amount of loans for agriculture among the 36 states in the country and the Federal Capital Territory under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme of the Federal Government. Latest...

NIS Repatriates 44 illegal Immigrants from Nasarawa State The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Nasarawa State Command has confirmed the repatriation of 44 immigrants living in the state without valid documents. Mr Aliyu Malik, Comptroller of NIS in the state confirmed the development to newsmen in Lafia,...