The Henley Passport Index has listed the most powerful passports in the world, saying Nigerians now have about 45 visa-free countries enabled with their passports. HPI is a global passport-ranking website with an original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s ...
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Feed SubscriptionNorthern Elders Reject Relocation Of CBN ‘Key Departments’ To Lagos
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed deep concern about the reported plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to relocate major departments from the Abuja headquarters to the former headquarters in Lagos. It expressed its opposition to the ...
Read More »Detained Vessel: 23 Arrested, Tinubu Orders Probe, Hails Tantita
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a probe into the arrest of an oil bunkering vessel, MT Kali, in the offshore location of the Anglo-Dutch energy giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Bayelsa State. The investigation team is headed ...
Read More »Food, Transport Costs Push Inflation To 28.9%
…Rising rate a disincentive to investment – LCCI Nigeria’s headline inflation maintained its upward trajectory in a worrisome dimension as the inflation rate hit 28.92 per cent in December 2023 relative to the November 2023 headline inflation rate which was ...
Read More »Ministers Meet Customs CG Over Physical Examination Of Cargoes At Seaports
As part of efforts to ensure ports efficiency and competitiveness, the Ministers of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Transportation, Senator Ahmed Alkali and the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, on Monday, agreed that physical inspection of cargoes at ...
Read More »Bank Board Dissolution: Analysts Seek Clarity As Customers Panic
Following the dissolution of the board and management of Union Bank, Polaris Bank and Keystone Bank, analysts and market watchers have said, there is need for more clarity on the structure even as customers panic over what would become the ...
Read More »VP Shettima Announces $100M Grant For Women-Driven Businesses
Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has revealed that women-led businesses will receive 50% of the anticipated $200 million grant proposed by the National Philanthropic Office (NPO) for MSME startups. Shettima made this announcement during the inauguration of the Local Implementation ...
Read More »Wike Expresses Disappointment Over State Of Abuja Metro Rail Stations
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, has expressed disappointment at the state of the Abuja Central Metro Rail Station and the Kukwaba stations, saying that no excuses would be tolerated. The minister stated this when he inspected ...
Read More »Tinubu Appoints New Executive Directors For NPA, NIMASA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Executive Directors in two agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday evening, the new executive directors are ...
Read More »Stakeholders Divided Over Proposed Import Ban On Used Vehicles
The country’s automotive landscape is primarily shaped by imported vehicles. The proposal to ban the importation of used cars that are over 20 years old has drawn mixed reactions, Justice Okamgba writes The National Automotive Design and Development Council has ...
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