By Ishaq Zaki The Zamfara State Hajj Commission on Monday said that it discovered N774 million as outstanding balance not refunded to 504 prospective pilgrims in the state from 2019 to date. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Musa Mallaha, disclosed this in Gusau at the commission’s inaugural meeting. TheContinue Reading
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded a 1.6 per cent year-on-year growth in Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, to N1.92 trillion in 2022 from N1.89 trillion in 2021. This is contained in NBS report on Internally Generated Revenue AtContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammad Idris, said on Monday that President Bola Tinubu was elated by UK court reversal of $11bn awarded against Nigeria. Idris stated this while fielding questions from the State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal ExecutiveContinue Reading
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said on Monday that President Bola Tinubu had approved additional funding for the training and empowerment of adolescent girls in the country. Mamman disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at theContinue Reading
A Christian cleric of the United Methodist Church identified as Oscar Mukahanana reportedly committed suicide following the leakage of his adultery scandal on the church’s WhatsApp group. The cleric who was a Reverend at the Harare East District Superintendent in Zimbabwe, engaged in an extra-marital affair with a femaleContinue Reading
The CEO of Mezovest, Mr. Tosin Thompson, has called on the Federal Government to price local gas for local demand in Naira He said this at the Avalon Policy Dialogue on Gas where he spoke extensively on how efficiencies in the gas sector can lead to wealth and job creation.Continue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha has served for over a decade in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) with significant experience in the Energy and SpaceContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Enugu: Gov Peter Mbah, on Monday, urged Indonesian businesses and investors to take advantage of the numerous investment opportunities, improved business environment and ample returns on investment in Enugu State. This was even as the governments of Nigeria and Indonesia pledged closer collaboration to boost trades andContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army has acquired electronic warfare capabilities and was now taking advantage of the convergence of electronic and cyber warfare. Lagbaja said this on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of the Maiden Cyber SecurityContinue Reading
