The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday gave National Petroleum Company of Nigeria (NNPC) Limited agreement to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads. The council gave its approval in a meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area Command 1 Port Harcourt, has intercepted four consignments valued at N112.68 million illegally imported into the country. The Comptroller, Ibrahim Muhammad, said this was at the command port terminal in Port Harcourt. He said the…
The High Court has scheduled January 20 (Friday) for judgment in the dispute over All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election. The APC is challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which dismissed…
The application filed by DCP Abba Kyari and three other suspended police officers to withdraw criminal charges against them has been adjourned to March 22 for ruling. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja fixed the date after…
tech giant, Microsoftplans to lay off approximately 11,000 of its employees between divisions, the United States broadcaster, Sky News, reported Tuesday. The new development comes months after Twitter, Facebook and Amazon laid off employees. The company is expected to announce…
The group under the Greenlight Initiative is asking the Federal Government to understand that they must start planning and integrating decisions that will benefit and protect the lives of the elderly. This comes as the initiative embarks on a 12-month…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, said Tuesday that it would be more appropriate for the government to start implementing the fuel subsidy policy in the second quarter of the year. Mrs Ahmed disclosed this while speaking during an interview…
Labor Party President flag bearer Peter Obi has paid tribute to former Commonwealth of Nations Secretary General Emeka Anyaoku on his 90th birthday. Obi who in a personally signed statement described Anyaoku’s 90th birthday as a landmark, said it was…
At least 282 attacks on police and fire brigade personnel were recorded in Germany on New Year’s Eve, newspapers reported on Wednesday.At Tagesspiegel every day said it had examined all 16 interior ministers of the German federal state. Some states…
Byline: Imane Charioui, Director of Francophone Africa & Middle East, WorldRemit YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon, January 18, 2023 /African Media Agency/– In the last decade, the cross-border remittance market has undergone a major change from a traditional offer to a faster one.…