VP woos Scandinavian investors at Nordic-African Business Summit
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, in consolidating efforts made in its first term, is committed to expanding opportunities for investments in renewable energy, technology and other sectors of the…
I have directed stoppage of salary of any FG staff not captured on the IPPIS – Buhari
Any Federal Government worker not captured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by Oct. 31 would not be paid his monthly salary. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this…
2020 budget: Works, Power get highest allocation
The Ministry of Works and Housing on Tuesday got the highest projected allocation of N262 billion from the N10. 33 trillion budget estimates. This was contained in the proposal as…
University of Ghana interdicts two lecturers involved in BBC sex-for-grade video
Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor have been interdicted by the University of Ghana (UG) following the BBC’s “Sex for Grades” documentary. The two lecturers from the University…
Delta to build film village, pleasure park; backs tolling of roads
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta said on Tuesday that the state government would build a pleasure park and a film village to enhance recreation and promote tourism in the state….
Without water and land, astronauts grow not-so-tasty meat in space
Israeli food startup Aleph Farms on Tuesday announced that it had successfully grown meat in space but that the taste needs to be improved. “In a joint experiment on #InternationalSpaceStation,…
BBNaija Season 4: Innoson presents SUV to Mercy, names her brand ambassador
The recently concluded BBNaija Season 4 winner, Mercy has on Tuesday been presented a IVM Innoson SUV. During the presentation of the SUV, Innoson motors announced Mercy as…
Senate to pass 2020 budget this year, MDAs begin defence this month
If all goes well, the 9th National Assembly would make history by passing the 2020 budget this year. To achieve this, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are to appear before…
Kiki Mordi: From victim to valour, story of BBC ‘sex for grade’ undercover journalist
The BBC reporter, Kiki Mordi, who exposed the randy lecturers at the University of Ghana and University of Lagos, was herself a victim of sexual harassment in the university. She…
2020 budget: Buhari proposes N2.46 trn capital projects, says FG committed to meet its debt service obligations
President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed 2.46 trillion Naira for capital projects in the 2020 budget. This is coming as the President today presented the 2020 budget proposal to the…