The Federal Government has disclosed plans to expand its direct cash transfer programme to reach more beneficiaries at the grassroots level in a broader effort to cushion the impact of economic reforms in the country. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, made this known on Tuesday at the Oxford Global…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has refuted the report that it allocated $1.269 billion foreign exchange for the importation of petroleum products in the first quarter of the year. It said in a statement on Tuesday that the report was misleading and inaccurate. “The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has noted some misreporting that…
The Public Education Officer of the Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Chief Route Commander Florence Okpe, has died after a prolonged illness. Her death was confirmed on Tuesday by the State Sector Commander, Akinwunmi Fasakin. According to Fasakin, the late Okpe, who had served as the image maker of the…
The Lagos State Government said it has rescued a mentally unstable woman who reportedly attempted to file a complaint against the sun at the Panti Police Station. The government, in a statement via its official X handle on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Youth and Social Development’s rescue team acted on a distress report about…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received Denmark’s richest man and Chief Executive Officer of Bestseller, Anders Holch Povlsen, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting, disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via his official X (formerly Twitter) account, is part of ongoing efforts to attract foreign…
The house of representatives has resolved to probe the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over alleged misuse of $25 million grants received from the global and continental soccer ruling bodies. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during Tuesday’s plenary following the adoption of a motion co-sponsored by Adedayo Adesola and Nwaeke Uche. Moving the motion,…
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, on Tuesday disclosed that the National Assembly has received threats from terrorists to bomb the complex and called for urgent fortification of the edifice as a proactive measure. Garba disclosed this in Abuja at a public hearing on a bill seeking to…
The Dangote refinery has re-employed the engineers sacked last month during the crisis between it and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the engineers were now being posted to Borno, Zamfara, Benue and others. The engineers, some of whom were still graduate trainees during their sack,…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday announced that the United States of America has revoked his visa, making his entry into the country impossible for now. Soyinka disclosed this during a media parley held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, saying he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have warranted the…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned the public against harmful food in circulation that is endangering millions of lives across the country. The commission sounded the warning at a one-day sensitisation campaign in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Speaking at the programme, the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Olatunji Bello,…