Senate worried over poor implementation of 2018 budget …Says MDAs got only 15% capital releases
President of Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki BY FRANCIS EZEM The Senate, Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber on Thursday expressed deep concerns over the poor implementation of the 2018 budget and blamed…
FG, states, LGs share N619bn for February …As crude oil sales rise by 46%
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed BY FRANCIS EZEM The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee FAAC on Wednesday distributed the sum of for the month of February 2019 to the three tiers…
FOMI Queens Set To Flag off 2019 Girls Go-To-Sea Campaign
BY OUR REPORTER In continuation of the aims and objectives of Face Of Maritime International FOMI, and in line with the 2019 International Women's Day celebrations themed 'Gender Equality', the…
Ibadan: 184 patients benefit from Taiwo Afolabi’s free dental programme
Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi No fewer than 184 persons including market men and women have enjoyed free dental and medical care at the Taiwo Afolabi Free…
Inflation: Value of N30, 000 minimum wage already eroded, says TUC …Insists new wage translates to N50/meal for family of six
President of Trade Union Congress, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama BY FRANCIS EZEM Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Wednesday, raised serious concerns over the possibility of workers benefitting optimally from the…
FG plans 50% VAT hike to fund new minimum wage
President Muhammadu Buhari BY FRANCIS EZEM The Federal Government, Tuesday, said it was considering 50 per cent increase in the Value Added Tax VAT to enable it pay the new…
How NIMASA, NLNG collaboration rescued MV ORC4 …As ship owner expresses appreciation for prompt action
MV ORC4 The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has said that it took the collaborative efforts of the agency’s operatives and the NLNG that led to the rescue…
Nigerian women strategic to development of blue economy, says Peterside
Peterside BY FRANCIS EZEM The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that Nigerian women are strategic to the country’s quest to…
At last, Osinbajo breaks silence over helicopter crash … Celebrates electoral victory at RCCG Holy Ghost Service
Prof Yemi Osinbajo BY OUR REPORTER Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has at last broken his one-month silence over his involvement in a helicopter crash on his way to…
FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N610.36bn allocation in February
Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris The Federal, states and Local Governments, which make up the three tiers of government on Wednesday, shared a total of billion, according…
