Rail transport revenue grew year-on-year (YoY) by 42 percent to N2.93 trillion in the first six months of this year (6m’22) (January to June) from N2.07 trillion in the corresponding period of 2021. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Rail Transportation data for the second quarter of this ...
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning , Zainab Ahmad who disowned the policy, said if implemented, the redesigning would portend great consequences for the nation and its economy. Zainab who commented on the policy in response to question raised by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, during the 2023 budget defence session, ...
Two terror suspects have been arrested by the Department of State Services operatives who stormed the Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday. The security operatives were said to have shut the entrance and exit gates of the estate while the operation lasted. ...
Meghan Markle, has revealed that she is 43% Nigerian after taking a genealogy test. Markle made this known in the latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes, where she expressed her desire to learn more about her roots, Mirrors reported on Tuesday. Markle discussed with American actress Issa Rae, Nigerian-American writer ...
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) said it has concluded arrangements to review their remuneration. A statement from the RMAFC said the Chairman of the Commission, Mohammed Bello Shehu gave the assurance when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of ...
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor has described the War Colleges of the Army, Navy and Airforce as veritable assets who always come in handy in developing plans and strategies that enables optimization of available operational resources towards achieving national military objectives. Speaking at the opening of the ...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, met with the former Secretary General of The United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, in Seoul, South Korea. Buhari is in South Korea for the first World Bio Summit. Ki-Moon served as the UN Secretary General between 2007 and 2016. Credit: Facebook // Buhari Sallau
The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated a 13-member Presidential Committee on the review of number and strategy for resourcing Nigerian foreign missions worldwide. Inaugurating the committee, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha explained that the action is to enable President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) have formally announced the completion of a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of 100% of the equity in Polaris Bank by Strategic Capital Investment Limited (‘SCIL’). This is even as the House of Representatives ...
Less than two months after she assumed office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss resigned from office. Ms Truss announced her resignation on Thursday during a press briefing outside Downing Street. More than a dozen parliamentarians from her Conservative Party had called for her resignation amidst ...
