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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, has said his leadership made the decisive move to float the Naira in the foreign exchange market to bring the official exchange rate closer to market reality. Cardoso made the disclosure while addressing members of the Harvard Club of Nigeria in Lagos at the weekend on the topic, Leadership in Challenging Times: Restoring Credibility, Building Trust, and Containing Inflation. […]

The Vice President of Nigeria, KASHIM SHETTIMA, has commended the Enugu State Governor, PETER MBAH for his practical leadership style, aimed at turning the state around, through multiple projects across all sectors, assuring of the federal government ‘s support to the State. SHETTIMA gave the commendation yesterday, in his speech during his One Day official visit to Enugu State for the unveiling of the 5Th Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME Clinic, Enugu 2024, Organised by the office of the Vice […]

The House of Representatives has expressed dissatisfaction with the conferment of national honours on the leadership of the National Assembly by President BOLA TINUBU, describing it as discrimination against the Green Chamber. A motion sponsored by all 360 lawmakers drew attention to the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Senate President GODSWILL AKPABIO;and the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice KUDIRAT KEKERE-EKUN. The lawmakers, however rejected theconferment of the […]

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has advised Nigerians living in Lebanon to consider moving out of the country now that commercial flights are still in operation. NIDCOM in statement signed by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, ABDUR-RAHMAN BALOGUN, said the advice was a result of its worry over the attacks on Hezbollah and other areas in Lebanon by Israeli government  It equally advised Nigerians to liaise with the country’s Embassy […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NIMET has predicted thunderstorms from today till Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released yesterday in Abuja predicted localized thunderstorms in parts of Kebbi and Zamfara states in the northern region during the morning hours of today, while thunderstorms are anticipated in parts of Kaduna, Bauchi, Adamawa, and Taraba states during the afternoon and evening hours. The agency also predicted localized thunderstorms inparts of Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Imo, Enugu, Ekiti, Edo, Ebonyi, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, Lagos, and Akwa Ibom […]

The Federal Government yesterday handed over 64, 100-seater capacity compressed natural gas, CNG buses to the organized labor and student union leadership at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. The Federal Government, through the presidency, also made available over 400 compressed natural gas conversion kits handed to private sector transporters in four states as part of efforts to lower the cost of fuelingvehicles used for public transportation. Receiving the buses, the Secretary-General of the Trade Union Congress TUC, NUHU […]

The Minister of Works, DAVE UMAHI, says the Federal Government will toll all major roads in the country upon completion of construction and renovation. UMAHI, who spoke yesterday in Abuja at an Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing, part of activities to mark Nigerias 64th independence anniversary, said tolling the roads would also bring back  confidence in the use of these roads.  He listed some of the roads as Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, […]

The Federal Government has approved the increase of the monthly allowance of the members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, from 33,000 Naira to 77,000 Naira which took effect from July 2024. This was disclosed in a statement through the acting Director of Information and Public Relations, NYSC, Caroline Embu, affirming that the increment of monthly allowance of corps members is in line with the enactment of the National […]

The Presidency has declared that foreign individuals earning income in Nigeria will henceforth be required to pay taxes in line to a proposed amendment to the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC Bill of 2024. This was disclosed yesterday by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, emphasizing that the proposed NIMC Bill was part of the Economic Stabilisation Bills approved on Monday by the […]