Germany returns 20 Benin Bronze sculptures
Twenty historic bronze sculptures have been returned to Nigeria by Germany as part of efforts to address its dark colonial past. Annalena Baerbock Germany’s foreign minister returned the prized cultural artefacts to Nigerian officials in a ceremony in the capital, Abuja. The sculptures, known as Benin bronzes were looted from the West African country by […]
Admiral warns Officers to stop colluding with oil thieves
The Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, has warned officers and men of The Nigerian Navy to stop colluding with oil thieves sabotaging the country’s economic mainstay saying heavy sanctions await any officer caught in the criminal act. He also charged the officers to be more loyal and dedicated to the […]
Senate pass Omnibus bill
The Senate has passed The Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provision) Bill 2022, also known as the Omnibus Bill earlier passed by the House of Representatives. The special adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business/PEBEC Secretary Jumoke Oduwole said the Bill, which will now be transmitted shortly to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent was […]
P.M.B launches App to help citizens monitor projects
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a digital application that will help citizens monitor capital projects at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja . He said the innovation would help to forestall the practice of abandoning projects as all stakeholders like communities, Civil Society Organizations, contractors, Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and citizens would continually […]
New naira: CBN reviews cash Withdrawal limit
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reviewed upwards the cash withdrawal limit directive 15 days after issuing the policy as individuals can now withdraw 500,000 naira cash weekly and up to 5 million naira for corporate entities from 9th January, 2023. The Director of Banking Supervision, Haruna B. Mustafa in a circular said The directive […]
P.M.B transmit finance bill to Senate
The President, Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the Finance Bill 2022 to the National Assembly as the federal parliament is billed to pass the 2022 Appropriation Bill today. Femi Gbajabiamila ,Speaker of the House of Representatives at plenary on Tuesday read out the cover letter of the President on the bill which was titled ‘Transmission of […]
FG says P.M.B won’t complete Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Project
The federal government has said that the promise to complete the narrow guage Eastern railway corridor from Maiduguri to Port Harcourt before the end of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is no longer feasible. The Minister of Transportation Mu’azu Jaji Sambo spoke while fielding questions from State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council […]
Celebration gone wrong as some Argentina fans loses life
Some fans have been confirmed dead following Argentina’s World Cup celebrations on Tuesday. One of the dead persons, a 24-year-old fan, fell through a roof during the chaotic World Cup celebrations in Buenos Aires. Captain Lionel Messi and his teammate were on streets on Tuesday to celebrate Argentina’s third World Cup trophy in history but […]
JAMB announces 2023 registration date for UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will commence registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from Saturday, January 14 to Tuesday, February 14, 2023. This was disclosed in a statement by board’s Head of Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin. He said the examination body rolled out some major […]
50 MDAs Back Nigeria Digital ID4D Project
…As NIMC Updates Stakeholders on NIN Enrolment No fewer than fifty public institutions in Nigeria, on Tuesday, pledged their support for the implementation of the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project. Rising from a 1-day Roundtable for Desk Officers of Ecosystem Implementing partners of the Nigeria Digital ID4D project, held at Peniel Apartments, Abuja, […]