The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has set up a committee to monitor fuel distribution and pricing following wide protests by people of the state.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, the committee would constitute actors in the private sector, civil society organisations, and government to ensure that shylock marketers did not…
He added that NALDA is committed to achieving food security and development, animal husbandry, job creation and fattening cattle for hygienic milk and meat production. At the same time, the farm will train and encourage young farmers to engage in livestock and feed…
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on agreeing to extend the deadline for exchanging old naira banknotes for recycled ones.
In a series of tweets about verified addresses, the former vice…
The Economic Community of the West African Regional Electricity Regulator has adopted important guidelines for the development of sub-regional electricity markets.
He also expressed his commitment to protecting the interests of investors and participants in the regional electricity market and stressed that the agency will ensure profitable investments in the industry.
Kokou Tossou, chairman of the…
Passengers complain that petrol pump station prices are approaching 400 N/litre.
January 30, 2023
Petrol consumers have continued to groan under the burden of skyrocketing prices, as Premium Motor Spirit almost hit N400 per litre over the weekend.
The research over the weekend showed while stations belonging to the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria were selling…
Fintech Touch and Pay Technologies announced that Lagos rail passengers can use Cowry contactless cards to access the newly launched Blue Rail line.
The partnership with the Lagos state government will allow people to use Kauri maps of the proposed 13-kilometer route for the…
Nigerian skills advocate and social enterprise iCreate Africa has announced that its annual Skills and Skills Competition, Conference and Exhibition SkillFest will be held from April 26 to 28 at the International Convention Center in Abuja.
SkillFest aims to promote skills as a global currency and a tool to help young people create a sustainable and inclusive economy, and the elegant promotion of…
Many call Mike Adenuga the silent billionaire. He had shown over the years that it was better to feel his presence than to see him.
Despite his great wealth and connections, he rarely appears in public.
One of Africa’s richest men, Adenuga heads several companies…
Nigeria’s second fifth generation (5G) technology services provider, Mafab Communications Limited, has said its long-term plan is to roll out services across the country starting with six cities.
The operator, which won the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum in 2021 alongside…
The government is planning a PoS agent for its 800 million money transfer program.
January 30, 2023
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, has said that the Federal Government will deploy Point-of-Sales agents for cash transfers during the National Social Safety Net Programme Scale Up.
She said this while hosting the Executive Director, Angola, Nigeria, South Africa Constituency of the World Bank Group, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, in Abuja last week Friday.
According to…