The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, at a special edition roundtable organised by Women in Business, a non-profit women advocacy organisation, in Abuja on Wednesday, lamented the Central Bank’s prevailing fiscal regime, saying the bank’s 14% monetary policy rate has…
South Africa is once again the biggest economy on the African continent, a position it reclaimed from Nigeria. This was attributed to the appreciation of the rand, South Africa’s currency, and the devaluation of the Nigerian naira following the…
The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has got the Presidency’s approval to enforce the Speed Limiting Device from October 1. Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi yesterday told stakeholders in Abuja that the implementation and enforcement of the device witnessed four postponements from…
Last week at a ceremony, Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode charged the state civil servants to contribute to making the state Africa’s mega city and tourists destination, affirming this at the swearing in ceremony of new five permanent secretaries. Ambode…
Farms have been built on ancient routes of a semi-nomadic community in Nigeria, causing violence that has already claimed hundreds of lives this year. Cradling her baby son, Benjamin, Joy Abuh stares intently when she talks about the moment her…
The UN has an ambitious goal to cut road deaths and injuries by 50% in five years. Are governments and donors finally prioritising the issue? “If you read any newspaper in India, across Africa or south-east Asia, you regularly see…
For the past few days, Chierika Ukogu has been on the lips of Nigerian Sport enthusiasts for her incredible exploits at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Here is a look at 10 things you should know about the Nigerian rower: 1. …
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, set a new limit of $30, 000.00 per week for the sale of foreign exchange cash from the Authorised Dealers, ADs to Bureaux de Change, BDCs, just as the Naira depreciated to N350…
The Group General Manager, GGM, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru yesterday ruled out possibility of imminent increase in the pump price of petrol. There are online reports suggesting that the Federal Government will soon increase the…
Members of the Nigeria Olympic football team said they have accepted the apology of the Youth and Sports Development Minister, Solomon Dalung for their traumatizing experience in Atlanta, USA. However, they said Dalung never visited the team in Atlanta where…
