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
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has released the second batch of travellers who violated the imposed travel advisory. The chairman of the committee, Boss Mustapha, said 132 violators have been declared
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. A statement from Defence Information confirmed the appointment on Thursday. He replaces late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), seized over 2000 tonnes and over N90 billion worth of drugs between January and now. Chairman of the agency,Brig.General Buba Marwa,who disclosed this at a
Delta State Government yesterday said it had not received from the Federal Government the 4.2 million pounds returned by the United Kingdom. In a press statement issued by Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Chief
The Lagos State government has paid the sum of N29,088,291,668.35 as accrued pension rights to 7,308 retirees in the last two years. Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Ajibola Ponnle, who disclosed
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested Boko Haram terrorists petrol supplier in Yobe state. An operation update by the Director of Army Public Relations, (DAPR), Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, said that
The Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC),has lamented the continuous destruction of forest reserves in the country by Chinese, Lebanese and Koreans. The group’s Director of Publicity , Taiwo Adeleye, told journalists in
Violence is perpetrated against one in four Nigerian children and one in three Nigerian girls are sexually abused,the United Nations Children Education Fund’s Country Director, Peter Hawkins has said. Hawkins,who spoke in
The Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), has raised a crack team to conduct safety audit of its Operational and Engineering Units, to address the recent incessant airplane crash in the service. A statement
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has faulted the statement credited to Garba Shehu, spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari, condemning the resolutions of Southern governors on banning of open grazing in the region as his