Business

Tinubu Suspends National Social Investment Programme, Probes Activities

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Announcing the suspension in a statement on Friday, the Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the president’s decision was in view of the “ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management of […]

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News

Nigeria Unveils Development in Government Initiative to Digitally Empower Civil Servants

Nigeria innovation today unveiled a new project designed to build digitally empower civil servant, the initiative would see the introduction digital innovation and technology into governance in all levels government. The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital, Dr Bosun Tijani who announced the project to on his verified X handle, said, “Today, we announce #DevsInGovernment, […]

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Business

CBN Appoints New Executives for Union, Polaris, Keystone Banks

Hours after the dissolution of the Board and Management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Wednesday, appointed new executives to oversee the affairs of the three banks. The apex bank, in a statement by its spokesperson, Sidi Hakama, announced Yetunde Oni as the Managing Director and […]

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Financial

President Tinubu Battles Financial Profligacy in Governance, Slashes Travel Delegates by 60%

President Bola Tinubu has directed a major slash of travel delegations for all Federal Government official trips within and outside the country in a bid tackle financial profligacy in governance The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the State House in Abuja. He said […]

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Business

Respite for Consumers as Dangote Refinery Set for Petroleum Products Production

Dangote Refinery appears set to commence production of refined petroleum products with the receipt of the sixth batch of barrels of crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The fresh one million Agbami barrels of crude via MT ALMI SUN is the last cargo to complete the initial scheduled 6 million barrels […]

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Business

President Tinubu Sacks CEOs of BPE and FCCPC Ahead of Economy-Restructuring

President Bola Tinubu has sacked the chief executives of the Federal Competition and the Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a late Monday statement, saying the dismissal of Babatunde Irukera as the FCCPC EVC/CEO and Alexander Ayoola Okoh of BPE is part of […]

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Business

PASSPORT AUTOMATION: Nigerians to Receive Passports by Courier at Home, Contact with Immigration Officers Ends 

The Nigerian Government plans are almost “ready” for the commencement of full contactless passport application and the delivery of the same to applicants via courier. “Starting March 8, Nigerians will no longer have to come to our offices for their biometric,” the Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics […]

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Business

Billions of Palliatives Fund in Private Accounts  Infuriates President Tinubu, Orders Minister’s Probe

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Controversy had enveloped Edu’s alleged involvement in the approval of N585,198,500.00 to be disbursed into a personal account. In a letter allegedly signed by the humanitarian minister, she allegedly instructed the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin […]

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Economy

No Increase in PMS Prices, Says NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has assured Nigerians that there is no imminent increase in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol in the country. In a statement issued by the NNPC Ltd Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, the Company urged citizens to disregard unfounded rumours adding that […]

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Financial

Biggest Cybersecurity Issues for Worries in 2024 as Hackers Hunt

Hacking courses, leaked nudes, and AI usage in scams – these are the most discussed topics on the dark web forums Every year around December experts at NordVPN try to predict the cybersecurity risks awaiting us in the next year. This year they decided to take a different route and look into the biggest dark web forum […]

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