17,400 rice farmers to benefit from N4billion CBN loan for dry season farming in Katsina -RFIAN
March 6, 2018 Alhaji Shaibu Wakili, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Katsina State has said that 17,400 rice farmers had been registered to benefit from the N4…
Senate receives report to grant Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit autonomy
March 6, 2018 The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja received the Conference Committee report on a bill to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) as an independent entity. Receiving…
Edo House of assembly considers bill to prohibit human trafficking
March 6, 2018 Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday began consideration of a bill for a law to prohibit human trafficking and establish the Edo State Task Force against trafficking…
N8.5billion fraud: Judge’s absence stalls trial of ex-JTF commander, Atewe
March 6, 2018 The absence of Justice Ayokunle Faji on Tuesday stalled the continuation of trial of retired Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Atewe and three others, charged with N8.5 bilion fraud at…
23 migrants feared dead in trip from Libya to Italy
Twenty-one migrants were missing and probably drowned after a rubber dinghy and a wooden boat set off from Libya for Italy and had to be rescued, the International Organization for…
FRSC seeks media collaboration in enforcing traffic regulations
March 6, 2018 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called for a strong tie between it and the media in enforcing traffic rules and regulations in the country. Mr…
2019: INEC inaugurates task teams to drive elections’ projects plan in Ebonyi
March 6, 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi, on Tuesday inaugurated 19 different committees to drive the commission ‘s Elections’ Projects Plan (EPP), ahead of the 2019…
Oil firm says local content Act will open fresh opportunities for Nigerian companies
March 6, 2018 An indigenous oil logistics firm called for quick passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to support local capacity building in the oil and gas sector to…
2019: Factors for and against Buhari, by Bloomberg
Islamist militant attacks, gasoline shortages, worsening violence over grazing land, simmering unrest in the southeast — the crises keep mounting for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari less than a year before…
How husband and wife diverted N3bn from Lagos State agency – EFCC
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday froze the bank accounts Lagos State Government Number Plate Production Authority (LSGNPPA) over an alleged fraud of N3 billion. Justice Mohammed Idris…