Insecurity: North Central Forum Demands Presidency in 2023   The North Central Peoples Forum (NCPF) has demanded for the Presidency come 2023, because according to the forum, the zone represents a rallying point for unity and security since the last civil war. This is just as the...

Price Of Petrol Highest In Plateau, Kano, Abia In April     The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yesterday, said the highest average price of petrol in April was recorded in Plateau, Kano and Abia states. In its ‘Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for April 2021’, the...

FAAC Allocation In 2020 Not Bad         Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue to the Federal Government, 36 states and 774 local governments fell by just five percent to N7.14 trillion in eleven months (January to November) from N7.46 trillion in the same period of 2019. Going...

Banks’ Non-performing Loans Now N1.17trn – NBS         Non-performing loans in the Nigerian banking sector fell by N42.4bn in three months, latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. According to figures obtained from the NBS’ latest Selected Banking Sector Data Report on Sunday, the...

FEC Approves N59.35bn For Aviation, Roads Projects         The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N59.350 billion for roads and aviation projects across the country. Three ministers – Babatunde Fashola (Works and Housing), Alhaji Lai Mohammed (Information and Culture), on behalf of Senator Hadi Sirika (Aviation)...

Fed Govt Begins N30,000 Grants To Drivers, Cart Pushers           The Federal Government has launched the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters. President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the grant was in continuation of the...