The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has given owners of the 762 plots of land in Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone, A10, Abuja, a fresh two-week ultimatum to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) or risk final revocation of their allocation. This was disclosed this inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted temporary permission to Bureau de Change operators, to purchase up to $25,000 in foreign exchange weekly from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, which was launched earlier this month. The arrangement will be in effect from December 19, 2024, to JanuaryContinue Reading
NAGAFF FOUNDER, DR. B.O. ANIEBONAM The Founder of one of the oldest and biggest Nigeria’s political parties in the country, the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam, has called on students studying maritime related courses including investors, entrepreneurs to embrace entrepreneurial spirit and buy their visions intoContinue Reading
Nigeria Customs Service Board Approves Key Appointments, Promotions, and Restructuring The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB), led by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, has made significant updates to its leadership and operations during its 61st meeting on December 18, 2024. Key Appointments The Board confirmed one Deputy ComptrollerContinue Reading
•Survivors narrate ordeal, hospitals release corpses, Tinubu, Ooni, others mourn BY MARTINS DURU, ADA OBI, MAX ECHESI, JAMES AKINOLA The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday detained a former queen of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, and six others as investigation into the stampede at a funfair inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Amara Oyeka, the Senior Special Assistant to the Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Internally Generated Revenue, has revealed that the state monthly IGR increased from N2.2 million in 2023 to N5.2 billion in 2024. Oyeka disclosed this on Thursday during the presentation and validation ofContinue Reading
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday mourned the victims of the stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. Authorities have confirmed 35 minors dead with seven suspects arrested for their roles in the disaster. Atiku in a post on X said he was heartbrokenContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A-yet-to-be ascertain number of children have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede that occurred during a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Wednesday. However, Frontline Reporters gathered that over 30 children lost their lives with many injured during the incident. The state Commissioner forContinue Reading
A policy analyst, Basil Abia, says the projections of the 2025 budget proposal presented by President Bola Tinubu at the National Assembly are unrealistic. In his presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, President Tinubu said the budget aims to bring down inflation from its currentContinue Reading
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) has dismissed claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) used a $1 billion loan secured through a crude forward sale agreement to support the refinery during a liquidity crisis. In a statement on Wednesday, the company’s Chief Branding and Communications officer,Continue Reading