Fed Govt Licenses 203 Agents To Boost NIN Enrolment       The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has approved the licensing of 173 private sector Agents and 30 State Governments/Public Sector Institutions to conduct enrolment of Nigerians and legal residents into...

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...

Illegal Gold Mining: Senate Seeks Probe Of $9bn Annual Revenue Loss         The Senate on Wednesday urged the executive arm of government to investigate the alleged annual revenue loss of $9bn to illegal mining and smuggling of gold in Nigeria. The upper chamber urged the Federal Government...

Discos Owe N416.94bn In Nine Months - NBET         Power distribution companies in the country failed to pay a total of N416.94bn for the electricity sold to them from January to September this year, the latest data from the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc have shown. The...

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...

FEC Okays N120.7bn For Roads, Patrol Vehicles, Others         The Federal Executive Council approved different contracts totalling about N120.7bn at its weekly meeting on Wednesday. The contracts included those of roads, application software for the Federal Mortgage Bank, operational vehicles for the Nigeria Immigration Service and irrigation...