Nigeria opened the order book for a $3 billion Eurobond offering on yesterday, aiming to issue the bond next week, according to a notice to investors seen by Reuters. The West African country is aiming to issue the debt in tranches of three tenors – a seven-year at a yield of 6.5%, a 12-year bond at 7.75% and a 30-year Read More
Hypa Cee, firm involve in the welfare of people has urged the Nigeria’s Government to establish housing, finance programmes for journalists urgently. “I have never seen a rich journalist in Nigeria. While living in Asokoro FCT Abuja, I had a journalist as a neighbor, who worked with AIT. He lived in a one room apartment. He was always broadcasting on Read More
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has stepped down its proposed nationwide strike to commence scheduled to kickoff on Saturday September 18, 2021 following concrrns on the suffering of Nigerians. To this end, the workers has now given federal government another 15 days window of opportunity to meet its demands, “failure to which it will not be held responsible for its actions.” Read More
The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, after they ordered only boys and male teachers to return to the classroom. Schoolgirls told the BBC they were devastated not to be returning. “Everything looks very dark,” one said. A Taliban spokesman said there were plans to open girls’ schools soon. But there are fears Afghanistan is returning to the Read More
Prominent traditional rulers in the six states of the South-west geo-political zone have enjoined all Yoruba sons and daughters to embrace peace and eschew acts that can lead to the disintegration of Nigeria. The royal fathers, who are the custodians of Yoruba culture and tradition, also kicked against violent agitations for the secession of Yorubaland from the rest of Nigeria. Read More
In a bid to rescue probable billions of dollars that would be trapped as countries turns away from fossil fuel, otherwise known as stranded assets, the federal government has reduced production royalties to between 5 and 15 per cent from 7.5 and 20 per cent respectively. Also, Nigeria wants to almost triple its crude production just as a warming world Read More
Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo has announced plans to extend the Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme, also known as the 774,000 jobs, next year and beyond. The minister said this at a three-day training for zonal directors and state coordinators of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). He said the meeting was to provide solutions Read More
Residents of Imakun-Omi town in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun state have commended the federal government for the intervention project sited in their community. The Paramount Ruler of Imakun-Omi, Alaiye Oba Kazeem Adeshina Salami, the Osobia of Imakun-Omi on behalf of his community, commended the federal government and the project facilitator, the Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial Constituency, Read More
The recent wave of surrender by the members of Boko Haram and Islamic States West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups and their families to troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in the North-eastern part of the country has become a topic of discourse within security and intelligence circles. In the last three weeks, more than 1,500 Boko Haram fighters have Read More
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced they will be providing up to four million meters to Nigerians in the second phase of its National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP). The move is expected to drastically reduce estimated billing by the distribution companies (Discos). A statement from the office of the Special Adviser on Infrastructure to the President, Ahmad Zakari, assured Read More
A Professor of Environmental Management and Control at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Christian Madu has urged the federal and state governments, including Nigerians, to take decisive actions on tackling the environmental impact of used nylons and plastic bottles in the country. Prof. Madu made the call at the weekend in Nsukka, Enugu state, adding that the ubiquitous Read More
The federal government Monday flagged-off the N-Power Batch C programme for one million beneficiaries in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Speaking during the exercise in Abuja during the flag off exercise, the minister, of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, said the batch C is divided into Stream C1 of 510,000 Read More
Students of universities are worried over the recent outburst between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU). The state of neglect and nonchalance to the students’ problem would leave their educational future bleak with no hope. How can we bring education to the reach of the people with this poor attitude of both the federal Read More
Efforts by the federal government to increase security in the country’s Waterways has further been boosted with a proposed collaboration with the Republic of Korea on the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure otherwise known as the Deep Blue Project deployed to protect the Gulf of Guinea from piracy and other Maritime crimes. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Thursday Read More
Evacuation flights from Afghanistan have resumed a day after the Taliban’s military takeover triggered panic in Kabul and thousands mobbed the city’s international airport in a desperate attempt to flee. A Western security official told Reuters news agency on Tuesday that the Kabul airport’s tarmac and runway – which troops from the United States control – were now clear of Read More
The federal government has commissioned the Nigeria Immigration Service, Enugu state command office complex attacked and damaged by arsonists during the #ENDSARS protest While commissioning the office complex Thursday in Enugu, Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, expressed delight that the complex is being commissioned after been rebuilt with the assistance of some illustrious citizens of Enugu State. Aregbesola said: Read More
The federal government has declared that the current effort by the administration to concession four lucrative airports in the country is geared toward attracting private equity investments into the development and management of terminals and thus affirmed no state government will be allowed to take part in the exercise. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who made the declaration at Read More
A former Attorney- General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo (SAN) has advocated a reform that will address the prevailing social tension in the country and guarantee safe and secure environment for local and foreign investors. He said the social tension in the country required that key players in the nation’s economic and political space come together Read More
The federal government has immediately recalled its Ambassador in Indonesia as it reviews its bilateral relations with the country. The ministry disclosed this in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esther Sunsuwa, following a viral video which showed Indonesian immigration officials allegedly assaulting a Nigerian diplomat inside a car. According to the statement, “The Ministry Read More
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has fixed August 16, 2021 for second phase vaccination against COVID-19. Executive Director National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), and a member of the PSC, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, said this Monday. The exercise, which was supposed to commence Tuesday, August 10, 2021, was postponed Sunday night. “The start date for the vaccination Read More
Attracted by the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency in Abia state, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the federal government on Thursday August 5, 2021 commissioned a multi-million erosion and flood project. The project is located inside Isuikwuato community. Take a look…
The senator representing Adamawa South at the National Assembly, Binos Dauda Yaroe, has attributed the increasing rate of farmers, herders’ clashes in the country to insincerity on the path of the federal government in dealing with the challenges. The senator called on the federal government to ban cattle movement across the country in order to tackle the challenge, expressing disappointment Read More
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation on Tuesday, granted the sum of five Million naira, to students of Marist College Yangoji Abuja, to further improve their invention to help create wealth and jobs for the nation. The Minister said that with the feat achieved by the students, Nigeria is well positioned to become a hub for creativity. He added Read More
Federal government has commission the Erosion and Flood control and road improvement works at Amal Pepple Public Servant Housing Estate.The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, who represented the President said the project is to address the devastating effects of erosion and flood at the Amal Pepple Public Servant Housing Estate, Lugbe Abuja. She added that this Read More
The Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has charged Nigerians to be proactive in supporting government to tackle security challenges bedeviling the nation. Governor Bello gave the charge Tuesday at his country home in Agassa , Okene local government area of Kogi state, shortly after the Eid-prayer to mark Eid- El- Kabir Muslims celebration. He stated that the issues of Read More
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