…As Candidates, Parliamentarians, Stakeholders, Ors Gather in Uyo, For A Colloquium By Saviour Ekpe All is now set for agenda setting workshop on transparency for gas flare/vented volumes, Penalty payment, greenhouse gas emission and action to meet Nigeria’s Intended Nationally ...
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Cut Spending To Rein Rn Rnflation, IMF Tells Fed Govt
THE Federal Government should look beyond monetary policy tools in its fight against inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has counselled. It urged the authorities to, among others, channel investments to infrastructure, education and healthcare. IMF directors, Tobias Adrian and ...
Read More »Constitution Amendment: Hope Rises As 16 States Vote For LG Autonomy
There is rising optimism for the realisation of local government autonomy in the ongoing constitution amendment as only the votes of eight states are required to make it a reality. LEADERSHIP reports that out of the 20 state assemblies that ...
Read More »Nigeria’s Devt Constrained By Inefficient Use Of Resources – W/Bank
The World Bank has said macroeconomic and fiscal reforms are urgently needed to lift Nigeria’s development outcomes, “which are severely constrained by inefficient use of resources.” The bank said a large share of Nigeria’s resources have financed inefficient and regressive ...
Read More »Auto Finance Scheme: NADDC Commences Talks With CBN, BoI, Others
The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has commenced discussions with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Bank of Industry (BoI) and other private banks to design workable solutions for automotive financing to make auto purchase affordable for ...
Read More »FG, Domestic Airlines Legal Battle Kicks Off Thursday
The Federal Government has assembled a legal team to challenge the suit filed by domestic airlines seeking to stop the establishment of a proposed national carrier-Nigeria Air. It was learnt on Monday that the legal team of the government and ...
Read More »Politicians Will Use, Dump You, IGP Warns Policemen
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has asked officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to be apolitical before, during, and after the next general elections. The IG issued the warning during a visit to the Kogi State Police ...
Read More »Ekiti Principal, Teachers, Nurse Abducted, Community Launches Rescue
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped four persons along Oke Ako-Irele Road in the Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State. Sources said the victims included the principal of a secondary school in the area, two teachers and a nurse with ...
Read More »Kidnappers Selling Human Parts Abduct LASPOTECH Undergraduate
An undergraduate of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Marvelous Omobobola, who was abducted by a kidnap syndicate in the state, has been released after his family members paid N200,000 ransom. PUNCH Metro gathered that Omobobola went to school on Saturday to ...
Read More »Rotavirus: Lagos To Vaccinate 50,000 Children
The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board has disclosed its plan to vaccinate over 50,000 children in order to prevent deaths from rotavirus disease annually across the state. The Director, Health Education and Health Promotion Services, LSPHCB, Mrs Clara Owojuyigbe, ...
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