Nigeria’s Debt Profile Hits N32.92trn
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),says public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. The current debt profile was for the
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Nigeria Requires $400bn Investments To Meet Net-Zero Emission Target
Nigeria needs $400billion to achieve universal energy access by 2030 and net-zero emission targets by 2050,the Minister of State for Power,Mr.Goddy Jedy-Agba,has said He spoke at the virtual conference of the Nigeria
Bankers To Sell Forex Online
The Bankers’ committee has concluded arrangements to digitise sales of Foreign Exchange (Forex) in Nigeria Mr. Segun Agbaje, a member of the Bankers’Committee Group and the Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust
COVID-19: Nigeria Shuts UK High Commission,Records Five More Deaths
The High Commission of Nigeria in London has been shut for 10 days after two diplomats tested positive for COVID-19. One of the diplomats was discovered to be COVID-19 positive after he
FG Will Soon Lift Ban On Twitter-Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lal Mohammed, has expressed government’s readiness to lift the ban on the social networking site, Twitter. Mohammed disclosed that some grey areas leading to the ban has
SEC Secures AfDB’s Grant For Risk-based Supervision Project
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has secured financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) towards the cost of regulatory capacity improvements under the risk-based supervision framework and capacity building project. The
2023:CACOL Mobilizes Activists For Voter Education
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has begun mobilisation of its activists for voter education at the grassroots towards the 2023 general elections. Its Executive Chairman, Comrade Debo Adeniran disclosed
Businessman Defiles Own Daughters
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a 43-year-old businessman, Emeka Orisakwe, who allegedly defiled his three daughters. Magistrate Ejiro Kubeinje, who did not take Orisakwe’s plea, ordered
We’ ll Appeal Verdict On VAT-FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS),says it would contest the judgement of a Port Harcourt court that prohibits it from collecting Value Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT). The agency’s director, communications
Compensation:Shell Not Responsible For Ogoni Spill
Shell Petroleum Development Company,says it was not responsible for the oil spills which a Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered it to pay N45.9 billion as compensation to the people of Ogoni in Rivers
NCDC Records 790 New COVID-19 Infections
Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC),Nigeria registered 790 additional infections on Wednesday,which represents a sharp increase from the 610 cases it registered a day earlier. The NCDC noted that states nationwide were struggling to
