The federal government, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), has addressed recent concerns regarding the Minister of Interior’s decision to cancel the Visa-on-Arrival (VOA) policy. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, the director-general of PEBEC, ...
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MultiChoice Announces New Price Hike For DStv, GOtv Packages
Subscribers of MultiChoice’s DStv and GOtv services will have to pay more for their packages as the the PayTV company has announced a price increase set to take effect from March 1, 2025. In a statement issued to customers on ...
Read More »Fuel Scarcity Looms As IPMAN Gives 7-day Ultimatum Over N100bn Bridging Claims
…Seeks Tinubu’s intervention Nationwide premium motor spirit (petrol) scarcity looms in Nigeria as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) over unpaid bridging claims. ...
Read More »FG Spends $8bn To Stabilise Naira
The federal government has spent about $8 billion to stabilise the exchange rate of the Naira to the US dollar at its current levels. Managing director/CEO of Lagos-based Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, who revealed this, attributed the steady appreciation ...
Read More »Energy Transition: Minister Lauds Federal Govt’s €7.6bn Deal With China Firm
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has applauded the federal government over its commitment to gradual diversification from fossil fuels to clean energy in line with global best practices. Towards this end, major step towards achieving ...
Read More »Gov Eno Provides Operational Vehicles For Legislators, Judges
…flags – off Judges Quarters March Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has provided operational vehicles for members of the State House of Assembly, as well as Judges in the State to enhance their services to Akwa Ibom people. ...
Read More »How I Proposed To My Wife On My Birthday
…A Tale of Love and Devotion By Aniekpeno Mkpanang As I reminisce about the day I proposed to my beloved wife, Ama, I am filled with an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. It was my birthday, February 26, and I had ...
Read More »NUPRC, Oil Producers Fine-tune Domestic Crude Supply Challenges
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has restated its commitment to enforcing compliance of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligations (DCSO) by oil producers to boost the country’s energy security. In an effort to ensure smooth operations of the domestic crude supply ...
Read More »Citing Inflation Moderation, Exchange Stability, CBN Holds Interest Rates At 27.5%
…As analysts see committee cutting rates at next meeting The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) took a twist in its year-long inflation chase yesterday by holding all the parameters constant around the 27.5 per cent ...
Read More »‘You Are Bias, No To Your Advice’, Osun Gov’t Replies Police, Insists On Going Ahead With LG Elections
The Osun State government has acknowledged the security advice from the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on its planned local government elections slated for Saturday, February 22, but outrightly rejected the advice on the ground of rule of law and aversion ...
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