Nigeria eyes fresh $10bn investment in 0il & gas sector

The Federal Government is aiming to attract about $10bn worth of investment through the signing of the consolidated guidelines for the implementation of Fiscal Incentives for the Oil & Gas Sector. The guidelines, a cornerstone of the Presidential Directives, are aimed at enhancing the Nigerian oil & gas sector’s global competitiveness whilst stimulating economic growth….

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Edo 2024: Ighodalo advocates issue-based campaigns

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has urged his opponents to ensure the campaigns to succeed Governor Godwin Obaseki remain issue-based. The campaigns for the state governorship election scheduled for September officially start on Wednesday (today). Ighodalo made the call in a statement issued by the Asue Ighodalo Media…

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Toyin Falola receives honorary doctorate at Usmanu Danfodiyo

Distinguished scholar and historian, Professor Toyin Falola, has been conferred with the title of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt. – Honoris Causa) at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto, Sokoto State. The event, marking the 38th, 39th, 40th & 41st combined convocation ceremony of the university, witnessed the recognition of Prof. Falola’s contributions to academia at…

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Fubara reshuffles cabinet, redeploys two Wike’s loyalists

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has redeployed two commissioners who are loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor SAN, was deployed to the Ministry of Special Duties (Governor’s Office). The other is the former Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu, who has…

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Finance ministry recovered N57bn MDAs’ debts – Director

THE Federal Ministry of Finance has recovered over N57bn from the N5.2tn debts owed by ministries, departments and agencies to the Federal Government. The Director, Special Projects, Federal Ministry of Finance, Aisha Omar, disclosed this in Enugu on Tuesday, during a one-day workshop on the Federal Government Debt Recovery Drive, through the Project Lighthouse Programme…

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Probe: Kaduna Assembly demands El-Rufai’s financial transactions from ministry

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has written to the state’s Ministry of Finance, demanding details of financial transactions under former governor Nasir El-rufai’s administration between 2015 and 2023. This was in connection with the state assembly’s probe of all finances, loans and contract projects awarded under the El-Rufai administration. The probe by the state…

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AU, ECOWAS harp on joining forces to combat insecurity

The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States have emphasised the imperative of a unified regional approach to tackle the evolving security challenges across Africa. This stance was articulated during the inaugural joint consultation between the AU Peace and Security Council and the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council at the Ambassadorial level…

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