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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Assembly (NASS) to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from selling government properties to fund the 2021 budget.
SERAP, in a press statement on Sunday…
Cross River govt installs 60Kw solar plant to boost tourism at Obudu
Cross State government is currently installing a 60kva solar plant at Obudu Mountain Resort to solve power challenges at the resort. When completed, the solar panel, with other industrial generators currently in use, will guarantee 24…
NNPC records $120.49m crude oil receipt in September
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a total export receipt for crude oil and gas valued at $120.49 million for the month of September 2020.
A press release signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public…
Tour operators decry infrastructure decay at Ikogosi resort, suggest renovation
Some tour operators in Nigeria have called on the Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi to renovate the Ikogosi Warm Spring and Resort, a tourism and leisure facility in the state, owned by the state government. The tour operators, who…
United Nigeria Airline makes demo flight to Owerri
A new airline, United Nigerian Airline, today made a demo flight to Sam Mbakwe International Airport, Owerri. The airline, based in Enugu, Anambra State, is owned by the Private Airlines Services Ltd. It was initially billed to begin…
Cross River gets World Bank’s $20.4m grant
Cross River State government will get a $20.4 million grant from the World Bank’s States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability, SFTAS, programme.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong…
Nigeria’s inflation rises by 15.75% in 2020 Q4
the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the country's inflation rose by 15.75 percent during the fourth quarter of 2020.
It explained that the consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 15.75…
FG inaugurates panel on N50b export expansion project
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, has inaugurated a steering committee for the implementation of the Export Expansion Facility (EEF) to boost the nation’s non-oil exports.
During the inauguration which was…
Travel agencies commend KLM on transit visa suspension
The President of National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), Susan Akporiaye, has reacted to KLM Royal Dutch Airline’s suspension of transit visa for Nigerian passport holders as a good development. She described it as a good…
Nigeria’s debt profile hits N32.22trn in 2020 Q3
According statistics just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), as at Third Quarter (Q3) 2020, Nigeria’s total debt stood at N32.22 trillion.
The NBS in its latest report titled: “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt – Q3…