FG commits $1.17bn to ECOWAS as community levy in 16 years
By Victoria Ojeme The Federal Government has paid over 1,177 billion dollars to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as its Community Levy contribution in the last 16 years. Nigeria’s payment represents 40.42 per cent of the total payment of 2,913,088,908 dollars payment made by all the 15 member states and is higher […]
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Senate okays FG’s $22.7bn loan plan as Lawan, Abaribe spar
ABUJA — THE Sen ate yesterday approved the 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan of $22.7 billion as requested by President Muhammadu Buhari to be spent by the Federal Government on the execution of key Infrastructure projects.
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[People Talk] Coronavirus: How prepared are Nigerians? (3)
By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “I’ll say we are 75% prepared because nobody wants to die, that’s why most Nigerians can do anything to avoid being infected even though some of the recommendations are not real. “However, on the part of government, their level of preparedness is not encouraging. Federal and state […]
FG approves $20m Tech Fund for young innovators
The sum was set aside by the Bank of Industry, BoI, in furtherance of the Buhari administration’s drive to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs.
Federal Government sets timeline to put Onitsha River Port to use
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu The Federal Government has taken a more pragmatic approach towards making the Onitsha River Port functional, saying that in no distant time it will be functional. This was disclosed on Monday in Onitsha by the Managing Director, National Inland Waterway Authority, NIWA, Dr. George Mosfffghalu, during the 2nd Sensitization Seminar of Stakeholders […]
REVEALED: Leah Sharibu’s terrorist abductors rejected FG’s ransom to free her
Much earlier in the days of her terrorist abduction, there was a spirited attempt by the Federal Government acting through third parties to pay a ransom in a bid to secure the release of Leah Sharibu, but her abductors who had made the financial demand backed out when payment was offered. According to knowledgeable government […]
