Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has said that the Federal Government is planning to increase the nation’s power generation from 4000 megawatts to 6000 megawatts by the end of this year. Adelabu, who gave this hint on Monday when the members of the Senate Committee on Power visited his ministry, said that the plans […]
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Customs FOU Zone C Impounds N7.6Bn Contrabands
The Federal Operations Unit Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported that it seized contrabands worth N7.6 billion between January 25 last year and April 19th this year. The outgoing Controller of the Zone, Comptroller Kayode Kolade, who gave these figures in his farewell message during a brief handover to his successor, […]
FG Orders Sale Of IBEDC, Four Other Discos Within 90 Days
The Federal Government has ordered the resale of electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) now under the management of banks and the Asset Management Company (AMCON) within the next 90 days to reputable power operators as part of its current drive to improve power supply nationwide. The order was given by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, […]
Nigeria Secures $43.5Mn Seed Fund For AI Strategy Projects’ Devt
To strategically position Nigeria in the frontline of current global drive towards artificial intelligence (AI) development, the Federal Government has secured $3.5 million seed fund for Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy implementation from development and other independent partners. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, made this disclosure on Friday at the […]
Analysts Forecast Positive Sentiments In Nigerian Exchange
Investment researchers at Bancorp Securities Limited, a leading investment research and consulting firm, have predicted appreciable positive sentiments in the Nigerian Exchange trading sessions as investors would reposition amidst the previous week’s lower prices The experts, in the firm’s ‘Weekly Stock Recommendation: April 22 – April 26th 2024’ report noted that the nation’s economic landscape […]
Social Justice Investment Crucial To Global Economic Recovery – ILO
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert Houngbo, has called for reinforced multilateralism and a focus on social justice for a sustained global recovery, highlighting the need to bolster investment in social policies, institutions, and dialogue. Houngbo, in statements delivered at the just concluded World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings […]
Nigeria Secures $2.25Bn World Bank Loan At 1% Interest Rate
Despite concerns being expressed by analysts about Nigeria’s rising debt stock, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, announced on Sunday that the Federal Government had secured approval of the World Bank for $2.25 billion loan. Edun, who gave this hint during a press conference at the annual meetings […]
FG, Other Tiers Shared N1,123. 391Bn From Federation Account – FAAC
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday confirmed that it shared a total sum of N1123.391 billion from the March 2024 Federation Account revenue to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils. The Committee, in the communiqué issued at its April, 2024 meeting, stated that the N1123.391 billion total distributable revenue comprised statutory […]
Kaspersky Alerts Cyberspace Publics On Surging Security Threats
Kaspersky, a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus services and solutions provider, has raised new concerns about the rising trends in the malware development market as new stealers such as Lumma, Redline remained the dominant data-stealing malware used by cybercriminals. Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence latest findings showed that more than half of every device (55%) targeted […]
CMC Endorses CBN’s Policies On Naira Stability, Banks’ Recapitalisation
The Nigerian Capital Market Committee (CMC) has expressed its full support for the various policy measures of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), particularly on the foreign exchange (FX) markets and recapitalization of banks, in view of the socioeconomic benefits to the country. The committee gave the commendation on the apex bank’s policies at its […]