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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FG Mulls Increase In Agric Extension Workforce
The Federal Government, Monday, disclosed plans to increase agricultural extension workforce to 75, 000 along various value chains towards efficient food production and self-sufficiency in the country. Minister of Agriculture and
FG Insincere On Bonny Deep Seaport-Wike on project’s delivery —
Governor Nyesom Wike says Federal Government (FG) was never willing to executive the Bonny Deep Sea Port it conceived for Rivers state and was only deceiving the people from the outset. Wike
Special Courts For Gender Based Violence Underway-FG
The Federal Government says it’s planning to create specialized courts and judicial divisions to handle cases of sexual and gender-based violence. Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar
Disclose Spending details of $25Bn CBN Overdrafts,SERAP Urges Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to provide spending details of the overdrafts and loans obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by the Federal Government
AfDB Strenghens Nigeria’s Securities Market With $400,000 Grant
The African Development Bank Group,has signed a $400,000 grant agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria to strengthen securities market regulation and broaden market instruments. The funds will go towards
Lawan Sympathizes With Potiskum Market Fire Victims.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sympathized with the victims of the fire disaster on Saturday night at the Potiskum Central Market in Yobe State. In a press statement signed
Labour Worried Over Non Domestication of ILO Convention On Gender Based Violence
The Nigeria Labour congress (NLC) has criticized the federal government for allegedly failing to domesticate the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 190 which discourages Gender Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) in work
Agribusiness Wears New Look With FCMB’s N74.10bn Loans
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has up scaled its loan portfolio to the agriculture sector in Nigeria to N74.10 billion, representing 10 percent of its total loans. The development, which was achieved
NNPC, Usmanu Danfodiyo Varsity To Partner On Development of Energy Conversion
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have pledged to collaborate on the development of energy inter-conversion and storage as a catalyst for Nigeria’s economic development and
DisCos Plotting To Remove Eligible Customer In Electricity Market-Group
Coalitions of Arewa Assembly have criticized recent move to stop the provision of Eligible Customer, (EC) scheme in the Nigerian electricity market. Its National Coordinator, Mallam Attahiru Usman, disclosed that the move
