JUST IN: FG To Borrow N7.8 Trillion For 2024 Budget Deficit

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Wednesday that his government will finance the 2024 budget with borrowing of about N7. 8 trillion.  While a presenting his first budget to the National Assembly, the President said he expect the nation’s economy to grow by 3.7

Ondo Assembly Fails To Declare Aiyedatiwa Acting Gov

As the political crisis in Ondo State gets to its peak and with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intervention, Ondo Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is to sign and submit an undated resignation letter to President. This was part of the resolution reached during the peace

Fintiri Announces N10,000 Monthly Bonus For NYSC Members In Adamawa

Adamawa governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has announced a N10,000 monthly bonus for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in the state. He said the fresh bonus will be an improvement of N20,000 that the state government currently gives once in a service

BREAKING: Again, Tinubu Seeks Senate’s Approval For $8.69 Billion, Euro100 Million External Loan

While Nigeria is far from the apron strings of lending clubs and other international financial organizations, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, again on November 28, has urged the Senate to consider and approve his request to obtain a loan of $8,699,168,559 and €100

N5.6bn Wheat Project Scam: Ex-NIRSAL Boss, Abdulhameed, Arrested 11 Months After Sack

Barely one year after his sack as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Aliyu Abdulhameed, has been arrested, Daily Trust reports. NIRSAL, a $500m non-bank financial institution, is a creation of the Central Bank of

BRAIN DRAIN: Lecturers Leaving Nigeria In Droves, As Their Shortage Hits Universities

The Japa syndrome has hit Nigerian Universities as they are battling a severe shortage of staff. Thousands of lecturers are reportedly leaving the tertiary institutions to seek greener pastures in foreign lands amid the high number of retirements at the varsities. The Academic

BREAKING: NCAA Sanctions United Nigeria Airlines

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all the wet-leased aircraft in the operations of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA). The suspension is said to be connected with the diversion of the Abuja bound flight from Lagos to Asaba Airport on Sunday by

Tinubu Dragging Nigerians To Their Graves — Ex-Governor Sule Lamido

Sule Lamido is no stranger to Nigerian politics. He was governor of Jigawa State between 2007 and 2015, Minister of Foreign Affairs under former President Olusegun Obasanjo and before then, a member of the House of Representatives during the Second Republic. In this

SERAP Moves To Block World Bank Loans To Nigeria’s 36 States Over Misspending Despite N87 Trillion Debt

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President Mr Ajay Banga “to promptly, transparently and effectively conduct investigation into spending of loans and other facilities by the country’s 36 state governors and to suspend any loans and funding

Zenith Bank Concludes 2023 Tech Fair, Rewards Promising Tech Talents With Cash Prizes

The Third Edition of the Zenith Bank Tech Fair, themed “Future Forward 3.0”, which was held on November 23-24, 2023, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos has concluded. From the over 500 contestants that participated in the