The World Bank Group President, David Malpass says global growth is expected to be weak in 2023, slowing to two per cent from 3.1 per cent in 2022.Malpass said this in his Opening address at the ongoing Spring Meetings 2023 Media Call, a copy of which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Buhari Media Organisation has said the latest disbursement of N320bn intervention fund for public tertiary institutions is the highest ever disbursed since the Tertiary Education Trust Fund was created.A statement signed by the BMO Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, and secretary, Cassidy Madueke, read in part, “We have been constantly assailed with tales of poor funding…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has said that proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) should be transmitted live for transparency purposes. Apart from giving the process credibility, he said the move would make Nigerians feel a sense of belonging by keeping them abreast of…
The House of Representatives on Thursday set up an ad-hoc committee to probe the alleged diversion of N20bn by some staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL). This followed the adoption of a motion by Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu (Kano). He said NNPCL staff were reported to have diverted over N20bn in the guise…
The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested three persons in connection with fake currency worth N2 million.Parading the suspects, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ikor Uche, said the corps arrested the suspects for being involved in printing, minting and circulating fake naira and dollar notes to the public.Uche…
The Kaduna State Government has approved the reinstatement of 1,266 primary school teachers who earlier disengaged after the competency test in June 2022.A statement signed by Hauwa Mohammed Public Relations Officer) For: Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), stated that“having examined and verified their complaints. the Government approved the ‘ reinstatement…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said yesterday that the Federal Government has secured $800m from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), to provide post-petroleum subsidy palliatives for over 50 million Nigerians, ahead of June 2023.The Minister disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osun Sector Command, says a sum of N27, 171, 400 and N21, 900 were recovered from the victims of the fatal multiple car crash that occurred on Tuesday morning, April 4, 2023. The fatal multiple car crash, which occurred at Iwaraja Junction, claimed the lives of six persons and…
