President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared a national emergency on food security, urging expanded irrigation infrastructure and participatory water resource management nationwide. Tinubu made the declaration while opening the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in Abuja. He was represented by the Secretary to[Read More…]
… Eliminates bank transfer fees In a bold move that resets the rules of engagement in the Nigerian banking sector, Sterling Bank has removed transfer fees on its digital banking platform, OneBank. This decisive move makes Sterling the first major Nigerian bank to forgo earning a cut[Read More…]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has descended hard on some Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos over excessive billing of electricity consumers. Consequently, the regulatory agency has slammed Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola DisCos with a hefty fine of N628.03 million for non-compliance with its capping[Read More…]
Dangote refinery has announced a reduction in the price of his fuel to N865 following a drop in the price of crude oil in the global market. The new reduction is a N15 downward review from N880 per litre sold by the refinery on Wednesday. The[Read More…]
The Federal Government is engaging in consultations with the United States and World Trade Organisation (WTO) to find mutually beneficial solutions to the recent tariff measures announced by the Donald Trump administration. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole hinted at the consultations in a press statement[Read More…]
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, recently donated food packs to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja residents. Themed, the Fidelity Food Bank initiative, the outreach saw the bank’s officials distribute the food items to seven communities in the Mabushi[Read More…]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally turned down the request to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. According to INEC, the petition did not meet the constitutional requirements outlined in Section 69(a) of the 1999 Constitution. INEC explained this today in a post on its official[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu has removed the chairman, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited board, Pius Akinyelure, and the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari. Tinubu also appointed Bashir Ojulari as Kyari’s replacement with immediate effect. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, announced the development in a statement he[Read More…]
Six banks in the country have posted N3.41 trillion as Profit After Tax (PAT) for the year 2024 ended as against the N2.1 trillion recorded in the 2023 financial year. This is despite diverse transaction and service complaints, dissatisfaction among customers and the challenging economic situation of the[Read More…]
The Federal Government has been able to raise a total of N1.09 trillion through the Sovereign Sukuk since 2017, to support infrastructure development. The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, who gave the information on Wednesday in Lagos, during “an all parties meeting” for the issuance[Read More…]
