The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Disposal of Public Property, on Thursday, summoned the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Bashir Jamoh; the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Koko; and the Comptroller General, Nigerian Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, to defend the auctioning of some public properties by the agencies. The chairman of
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A civil society organisation, Governance Monitor Initiative (GMI), has urged President Bola Ahmad Tinubu to urgently redeploy the permanent secretary in the ministry of works, Mahmuda Mamman, for sabotaging efforts to radically change the tide of things in line with the administration’s resolve to implement new reforms. According to the CSO, Mamman’s continued stay…
A development economist and Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Dr Tony Orji, speaks to GODFREY GEORGE about the floating of the naira, rising inflation rate and the expectations of Nigerians from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet The annual inflation rate in Nigeria accelerated to 24.08 per cent in July, which…
A United Kingdom-bound Nigerian, Wisdom Chukumerem has been shot dead. The 30-year-old Nigerian who hailed from Awo Ommamma in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, was shot three times in his chest by armed robbers at the World Bank junction roundabout in Owerri, the state capital. The father of two was said…
Spotify, a global online streaming platform, says Nigeria’s fast-rising star, Rema, has achieved a remarkable milestone with his hit single, ” Calm Down,” reaching one billion streams on its platform. Victor Okpala, Spotify’s Artiste and Label Partnerships Manager for West Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Okpala, this is in a…
Nazim, twin son of former Super Eagles forward, Daniel Amokachi has joined Zambia Premier League club, NAPSA Stars He joined from Nigeria Professional Football League outfit, Lobi Stars. The 27-year-old signed a two-year contract with his new club this weekend. “I am very honoured to be part of this beautiful football club,” he told the…
Nigeria’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 from 5.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022. Semiu Adeniran, the statistician-general of the federation and CEO of the National Bureau of Statistics, said this on Thursday during the inauguration of the New Nigeria Labour force Survey (NLFS) in…