Sunday, 24 November, 2024

Category: Policy


The Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), a public procurement advocacy group, has faulted the recent moves against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Recently, attorneys-general of 16 states of the federation filed a Read more…


The Obi of Onitsha, Alfred Achebe, has lamented the growing insecurity and prevailing economic hardship in Nigeria. He noted that in the last 12 months, the country has been marked by uncertainties and hikes in the cost of living. Achebe, Read more…


The World Bank Group has stated that Nigeria would have entered a fiscal crisis worse than the current situation if the federal government had not taken the bold steps of removing fuel subsidies, floating the currency, and adjusting electricity tariffs, Read more…


A total sum of N1.298 trillion September 2024 Federation Accounts revenue has been shared to the Federal, States and the Local Governments. The revenue distribution was announced at the October 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), in Read more…


The day after a deadly Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon – far from Hezbollah’s main area of influence – the militant group’s acting leader said it would aim rockets into more areas of Israel. Naim Kassem said Hezbollah is focused on “hurting the enemy,” Read more…


The Senate on Wednesday named a replacement to take over the legislative assignments of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who passed away on July 24 in London. Ubah, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC, Anambra-South), was the Read more…


The Presidency on Wednesday assured that despite President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima being out of the country simultaneously, there is no vacuum in the administration of the country. The president is on a two-week leave which has Read more…


After two days of deliberation on the leadership crisis rocking their party, governors of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) yesterday asked the warring camps within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to return to the status quo and squash the suspension Read more…


The naira has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024. This is according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a new report by the World Bank. As of the end of August 2024, the naira Read more…


The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its stance that the legislative seats of factional Speaker Martin Amaewhule and 24 others remain vacant following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, Read more…


..As Eze Iweka III, PG, Others task Ndi Anambra to Emulate IEF, embrace Soludo’s Private Public Partnership By Uzo Ugwunze A non- governmental organization, Igboebisi Empowerment Foundation (IEF) has given scholarships worth about 15 million naira for Secondary School Education Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has joined the global community in celebrating World Standards Day,l emphasizing its commitment to standardization, quality assurance, and conformity assessment. According to a press release made available to newsmen, the Director Read more…