AfCFTA To Expand Nigeria’s Non-oil Exports – Fed Govt The African Continental Free Trade Area is one major solution for the expansion of non-oil exports from Nigeria to foreign lands, the Federal Government stated on Sunday. Special Assistant to the President on Public Matters, who doubles as Secretary of the National Action […]
Power Generation Hits 4,312MW, 16 Plants Record Increase Electricity generation in the country rose by 979.2 megawatts on Sunday to 4,312.1MW as 16 power plants saw an increase in their output. The number of idle plants dropped to nine as of 6am on Sunday from 11 at 6am on Saturday, when power […]
A tribute to one of Belgium’s leading graphic novelists, who created a mysterious world in black and white, dominated by silence and shadow. The exhibition dedicated to Didier Comès, organised by the King Baudouin Foundation which manages his artistic legacy, opened on 25 September at the BELvue Museum.
Isyaku Kontagora: How Independent Criminal Tracker Rescued Victims of Robbery, Kidnapping, Assassination … Seeks Licence for Security Outfit After facilitating arrests of suspected armed robbers, kidnappers and assassins, Isyaku Kontagora an independent Criminal Tracker seeks licence for his private security outfit. He may not actually be a commissioned Police detective, but Isyaku Abdullahi […]
National Action Committee on AfCFTA Engages Stakeholders on Knowledge Sharing As part of its preparations for the operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) scheduled for January, 2021 the Nigeria’s National Action Committee under the leadership of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, on September 24, 2020 brought […]
The European Union notes with disappointment and concern the resignation of Prime Minister-designate Mustapha Adib and the circumstances that led to his decision.
Lebanon’s leaders must unite and do their utmost for the timely formation of a Government that must be able to meet the legitimate needs and demands of the Lebanese people and will be committed to address Lebanon’s acute and multiple challenges – notably its humanitarian, socioeconomic and financial crises, the coronavirus pandemic and the reconstruction of Beirut.
RMAFC Set to Recover Accruable Revenue from Defaulters to Federation Account. The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practice Commission (ICPC) is to carry out a Nationwide Verification and Reconciliation exercise on revenue inflows and remittances from relevant organizations to […]
Non-performing Loans Rise By N50bn On Increased Lending Banks’ non-performing loans rose by N50bn to N1.17tn as of the end of August from N1.12tn as of the end of June, the latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the National Bureau of Statistics have revealed. The increase was attributed to […]
Fresh World Bank, AfDB, IDB Loans May Raise Nigeria’s Debt To N31.7trn fresh loan disbursements expected from the World Bank, African Development Bank and Islamic Development Bank may raise Nigeria’s total public debt stock to N31.699tn in coming months. Nigeria currently expects about $1.844bn (N699.1bn at N379/$ official exchange rate) from the […]
Labour Suspends Planned Strike As FG Puts Electricity Tariff Hike On Hold The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended the strike scheduled to commence today (Monday). This followed an agreement reached with the Federal Government at a meeting which started at 8.30pm on Sunday and ended at 2:50am […]
