Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, says Nigeria aims to attract $20 billion in investments by 2027 to achieve its economic goals. Mr. Edun said this on Friday at the citizen and stakeholders engagement on the implementation of the presidential priorities and ministerial deliverables for…
The Civil Rights Defenders’ Network of Nigeria (CRDNN) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s bold move to stay the appointment of Mr. Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new acting Accountant-General of the Federation. According to the CRDNN, this decision demonstrates the President’s commitment to upholding the integrity of the civil service and ensuring that appointments are made…
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has partnered with the Bank of Industry (BOI) to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for the disbursement of a N75bn intervention fund to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) nationwide. The deal was sealed on Thursday, between the NACCIMA President, Dele…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has denied reports that Adeniran Adeyemi, the Statistician-General of the Federation, was summoned by the Department of State Services (DSS) for questioning. The clarification comes amidst the recent release of a contentious report on ransom payments in Nigeria by the NBS, which revealed that Nigerians paid a staggering N2.23…
The Senate on Thursday approved the N49.7 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill for second reading, after its presentation by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly. The passage of the budget came as the Senate adjourned its plenary session until January 14, 2025, to allow lawmakers to partake in the Christmas and New Year festivities. During…
by Mahmud Jega 21st Century Chronicle December 16, 2024 Madam Olukemi Olufunto Adeleke Badenoch, who thinks of herself as British because she lives in Britain, is married to a kilt-wearing Scotsman, sits in the House of Commons, is Leader of the opposition Conservative Party and is busy rubbishing and denigrating her ancestral country in order…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has commenced the distribution of subsidised inputs to 6,000 wheat farmers in Kano State. The Minister, Abubakar Kyari, flagged off the distribution at the Aggregation Centre at Alkamawa village in Bunkure Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. Represented by the State Coordinator, Isa Isyaku Hotoro,…
A Kano State High Court has ordered the Kano State Government to pay a fine of N8.5 billion in damages to Lamash Properties Limited over the demolition of its buildings by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The court also gave an order for the defendants, consisting of the Kano State Government, Governor Abba Kabir and the…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Maitama has granted bail to Yahaya Bello, former Kogi state governor, in the sum of N500 million. Bello has been charged with alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N110,446,470,089, contrary to sections 96 and 311 of the Penal Code Law Cap.89, Laws of Northern…
The Federal Government has announced the removal and implementation of zero import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on all machinery, equipment and spare parts imported for gas utilisation in the country. The exemption also includes equipment for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Other items under the zero-rated VAT include feed…
