President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the new naira notes on Wednesday, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has announced. Addressing journalists at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Emefiele said the unveiling will hold by 10am. He said it will take place at the Council Chambers […]

Nigeria earned 741.48 billion dollars from oil and gas between 1999 and 2000, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) declared in Abuja on Tuesday. Its Executive Secretary, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, made the declaration at a stakeholders’ engagement forum on the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). He said NEITI had so far […]

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State, on Tuesday, wept while presenting the final budget of his administration to the state House Assembly. His government proposed over N288.63 billion as the state’s budget for the 2023 fiscal year. The proposal tagged, ‘Budget of Transition’, earmarked 63.77% as capital expenditure and 36.23% for recurrent services. Read Also: […]

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi pledged in Abuja on Tuesday to secure and unite Nigeria if elected as president in 2023. Obi made the pledge at an interactive session with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). He said unity and security were needed to address problems bedevilling the nation, including […]

As begin rehabilitation of 27klm road By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar In an effort to improve the living standard of the people of the Northern senatorial District, Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has commenced rehabilitation work on the 27 kilometers Yahe-Wanokom-Wanikade-Wanihem road in Yala local government area of the state. Jarigbe, represented by the Constituency Officer during […]