President Mohammed Bazoum of Niger Republic has expressed optimism that the Kano-Maradi railway sponsored by Nigeria will integrate the econlmies of both countries in the spirit of African Continental Free Trade Area. The Nigerien leader, who was on State Visit to Nigeria, made the commendation after a closed-door bilateral talks with Buhari in the Presidential…
Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has denied the alleged diversion of N189 billion by the State Government. The governor, who in a press statement by his spokesman, Muhammad Bello, alleged that the media report is an orchestrated effort by his political traduces to taint his reputation. The signed statement by Bello on Friday read:…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday, said his leadership of the Nigeria Police Force has zero tolerance for the abuse of the rights of journalists and other citizens, and that it would clamp down heavily on erring officers. The IGP told a visiting team from the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria, that…
Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s first deputy managing director, says that currencies other than the US dollar may start to dethrone other currencies. In one of the interviews with the Financial Times, IMF’s top official Gita made this statement. The ongoing Russia – Ukraine war has paved the way for fragmentation in the global financial system….
The Computer Security Incidents Response Team (CSIRT) set up by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the telecoms sector, has discovered two new separate cyber threats targeting Windows Platforms and a particular kind of routers respectively. The discoveries were made known in two separate advisories released by the cyber-space protection team earlier this week.The first…
The former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has emerged as the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Is the former Defence Minister in anyway a threat to the All Progressive Congress(APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)? The tempestous politician is genuinely popular in Kano, his political base. His capacity to muster…
The National Chamber Policy Centre of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is set to host Policy Roundtable on development of multi trillion dollar crypto currency and block chain tech policy in Nigeria. The hybrid event is designed to convoke a gathering of stakeholders within the blockchain technology space to brainstorm on the making…
Press Statement: “We are constrained to alert the Advertising Practitioners’ Council of Nigeria (APCON) and other regulatory agencies of the undemocratic and illegal blocking, removal and non-approval of campaign billboards of Senator Ademola Adeleke in strategic areas of Osun state. We have it on good authority that the state advertising agency, O-Signage has issued directives…
Following requests from local and international players, the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority ( NEPZA) is considering the launching of policy consultation with other relevant agencies on the opening up of Nigerian free zones space to blockchain tech and crypto currency operations. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof Adesoji Adesugba while…
Recognises Nigeria’s top paying and most complaint taxpayers. The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami while calling for all hands to be on deck to support the tax system and make it function efficiently has urged politicians to treat tax revenue generation as an apolitical issue. Mr. Muhammad Nami said…
