The Nigerian economy is losing at least $10 billion annually due to lack of transparency and accountability in public contracts procurement, a new report by Agora Policy, an Abuja-based think tank said. According to the report, Nigeria’s current public procurement ...
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FG, States Spent N50bn From N400bn Approved For Poverty Reduction – Gov Sule
Nasarawa State governor and co-chairman of the Steering Committee on National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy, Abdullahi Sule has disclosed that from the N400 billion approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the committee to reduce poverty and enhance growth in ...
Read More »NPC Explains Reason For Postponement Of LGA-Level Training Of Supervisors, Enumerators
…As AKS Concludes Training For LGAs Functionaries By Saviour Ekpe The National Population Commission has postponed the local government area-level training of Supervisors and Enumerators nationwide till further notice. As contained in a press release signed by the Director, Public ...
Read More »FG, IOM Evacuate Over 150 Nigerians Stranded In Libya
…As Some of the Nigerian irregular migrants evacuated from Libya to Nigeria by FG/IOM on Tuesday The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has evacuated 152 Nigerians, who are stranded and lived as illegal immigrants ...
Read More »Female Aspirant Joins Kogi Guber Race
Dr Atule Ahmadu-Afolabi, a female aspirant on Wednesday joined the November Kogi governorship race on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Ahmadu-Afolabi a medical doctor, told newsmen shortly after picking her nomination forms at the party secretariat in Abuja, ...
Read More »Resident Doctors Kick Against New Policy Of FG
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has opposed the compulsory five-year service licensing of doctors proposed by the House of Representatives. The group made its stand known in a communique it issued at the end of its emergency extended ...
Read More »Insecurity: UK To Improve Intelligence Sharing With Nigeria, Ors
The United Kingdom minister For Armed Forces, James Heappey has assured that his country is committed to improving intelligence sharing with Nigeria and other countries to tackle terrorism in the Lake Chad Basin and piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. ...
Read More »NIMASA Takes Delivery Of Brand New Mass Transit Boats
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken delivery of brand new mass transit boats for staff use. The director general of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, said this in his official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The information reads: “We ...
Read More »Reps Summon Malami, Finance Minister Over $2.4bn Undeclared Crude Oil Sales
An ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating the alleged loss of over $2.4 billion in revenue from illegal sale has summoned the minister of finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, and the attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami to provide ...
Read More »CBN To Banks, Ors: Pay Special Attention To Risks, Comply With Anti-money Laundering Rules
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions (OFIs) to pay special attention to credit risk, operational risk, legal risk, liquidity risk, reputation risk and compliance with rules for combating money laundering, financing of terrorism ...
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