Liqudity Crisis: 11 DisCos Remit N55.1bn Electricity Invoice in 2018 Q3 –NERC
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says that the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) remitted N55.1 billion of electricity invoice out of the total N162.5 billion they received in the…
Education: NEC Directs States to Provide Data On Out-of-school Children
With the 2018 data on out of school children in Nigeria at 13.2 million according to UNICEF reports, the National Economic Council (NEC) has however directed the…
Shagari: Law Makers Pay Tribute, Urge FG to Immortalise Him
A member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Chika (APC-Niger), on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to immortalise former President Shehu Shagari by renaming Abuja Eagle Square after him….
UTME: Over 300,000 Registered in One Week- JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has registered over 300,000 candidates for its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in one week. The Board’s Head, Media and…
Nigeria to Access India’s $100m Concessional Loan For Rural Broadband Connectivity
The Federal Government says it is working with the Indian Government to access 100 million dollars concessional loan to develop the country’s rural broadband connectivity. The Minister of Communications,…
INEC Releases Final list of National Elections Candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday released the final list of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections scheduled for Feb. 16. The list…
More Effort Needed At Rural Voter Education- NOA
NOA DG, Garba Abari Ahead of the general elections in February, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called for more effort at educating the electorates especially in the rural…
Atiku in Washington, nestles in iconic Trump Hotel built in 2016
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar will meet with the Nigerian business community in the U.S., according to a statement by his Media Adviser Paul…
Konga reveals trade, success secrets in Nigeria’s e-commerce
For a population of over 190 million, it is perhaps shocking to countenance the fact that about 70% of Nigerians – a whopping 130 million – are still skeptical of…
A mafia runs NNPC, I’ll dislodge it; boasts Atiku
Nigerian presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar has branded the state-run oil company a “mafia organisation” and pledged to privatise it if he is elected in a presidential ballot next month. Abubakar,…