Kogi Gov, Yahaya Bello presents N176bn 2020 budget
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has presented the 2020 appropriation budget estimated at N176, 123, 091, 931 covering both recurrent and capital expenditures of N78,969,128,737 (44.84%) and N97,153,963,194 (55.16%) respectively. The budget was presented on Wednesday at the Kogi State Assembly chamber by the Deputy Governor, Honourable Edward Onoja on the governor’s behalf. The […]
Wight Shipyard to build four ferries
BRITISH shipbuilding company Wight Shipyard Co. has secured an order for four vessels for Malta’s Captain Morgan Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of Fortina Investments Ltd.
Port security supports NPA’s cancellation of secured anchorage
THE Port Facility Security Officers Forum of Nigeria, PFSOFN has thrown its weight behind the stoppage and cancellation of the Secured Anchorage Area, SAA saying that it is absurd to have allowed such an arrangement in the first place.
Zimbawe’s Mugabe ‘left US$10 million, but no will’
The former and founding president of Zimbabwe, late Robert Mugabe left US$10 million in a Bank account along with a number of immovable and movable properties. Mugabe’s family noted they were unable to locate a will that will guide it on how to share the politician’s wealth. The development prompted the nation’s Master of High […]
NEITI sets up joint committee to implement audit reports
By Udeme Akpan The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has established a joint committee to execute the recommendations contained in its audit reports. The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Waziri Adio, disclosed this at the public presentation of REMTRACK – an ICT driven application developed by a non-governmental organization known as OrderPaper – to track […]
‘Report on missing persons in north-east fabricated’
The International Centre for Disaster Management (ICDM) has accused the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) of fabricating the report on missing persons in the north-east. ICDM alleged that the report is a deliberate move to destabilise the “remarkable momentum” garnered by the Nigerian military in recent times. Addressing the media in Lagos on Thursday, […]
