The Federal Government has taken steps to conduct an audit of the N22.7 trillion ways and means loan sanctioned during the previous administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced this during the Public Wealth Management Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, assuring that the details would […]

The Nigerian Gas and Oil Suppliers Association (NOGASA) has urged the federal government to implement price regulation on Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) diesel, proposing to cap its pump price similar to that of petrol. Chief Bennett Korie, the association’s national president, made this call in Abuja yesterday, attributing the increasing cost of diesel and the […]

The upcoming installation of Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin, as the fifth Chancellor of Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Saturday, March 2, 2024, has garnered congratulations from Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (Uniabuja). Na’Allah expressed his heartfelt congratulations, deeming the appointment well-deserved. In a press release issued by […]

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) reports the successful registration of 2.5 million businesses in the country, intensifying efforts to ensure comprehensive registration of business owners operating nationwide across the 36 states. Hussaini Magaji, the Registrar General of the commission, disclosed this information during a one-day leadership retreat for Heads of Departments and State Offices heads […]

A former member of the House of Representatives, Professor Haruna Yerima, has advised vice-chancellors, polytechnic rectors, and college of education provosts to resist pressure and intimidation from certain members of the House of Representatives concerning the N683 billion allocated to TETFund in 2024. Yerima responded to reports of alleged extortion by the House of Representatives […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the National Assembly to promptly provide legislative assistance by introducing a new bill to aid individuals with kidney ailments and establish regulations concerning the rising problems of organ harvesting and trafficking in Nigeria. Speaking at the 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of the National Association of […]

A sudden gathering of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is currently in progress in Abuja. Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the national chairman of the party, is overseeing the private meeting at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. Although the meeting’s agenda hasn’t been disclosed, sources indicate it is likely […]

As the Nigerian government persists in seeking solutions to insecurity, Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), underscores the imperative of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the security ecosystem. Inuwa also stresses the need for enhanced collaboration between the security industry and the startup ecosystem to boost efficiency and effectiveness. […]

The acting Vice Chancellor of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Professor Rasak Olatunde Rom Kalilu, and the university management recently visited Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, the Chairman of SIFAX Group, as a courtesy call. image source: from Techeconomy  The purpose of the visit was to update the SIFAX Group Chairman on the university’s current developments […]

The Senate expressed dissatisfaction with the country’s N17 trillion loss due to tax waivers in the last five years. The Committee on Finance urged the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to suspend the misuse of tax waivers and replace it with a rebating system. This objection arose during the FIRS’s 2024 budget presentation to the […]