Ahead of the forthcoming 18th meeting of the operators with the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, some international customers allegedly owe Nigeria about $115.91million (over N35billion) for electricity supplied. LEADERSHIP Scorecard understands that the debts were owed by the CEB of Benin Republic and NIGELEC of Niger Republic, $101.46 million and $14.45…
A renowned economist, Mr. Tope Fashoyin, has advised governments across all levels in the country to look inward and become more aggressive in generating money from tax to drive the economy. Fashoyin, whose interview with a television was monitored by LEADERSHIP Scorecard in Abuja, said Nigeria had in the past, depended so much on oil,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for some hours on Monday grilled a Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Adebayo Adelabu over the role he played on the financial allegations with former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke and former Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Bisi…
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has identified three things that the Federal Government must vigorously pursue if Nigeria must get out of economic recession. Obi was a guest speaker at the 1st Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) held recently at Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja in Lagos. Speaking on…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger say it has arrested six illegal gold miners in the state. The State Commandant, Mr Philip Ayuba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recently that the suspects were arrested on Mandela Road in Minna. The suspects were apprehended while carrying out their illegal activities…
Zenith Bank says it will encourage more Nigerian students to participate in the annual Microsoft Office Specialist Championship. The annual Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a global competition that tests students’ skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Miss Katherine Eta, a Nigerian secondary school student, came third in the last championship held in…
Nigeria is taking steps to de-radicalise convicted Boko Haram terrorists through the development of a range of expert psychologists and counselors to pioneer rehabilitation efforts. Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Amb. Samson Itegboje, disclosed this while presenting Nigeria’s statement to the UN Security Council on the recent visit of the Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the economic impact of Boko Haram activities in the North East is estimated at $9 billion (N274.5b). Buratai, represented by Maj. Gen. Peter Dauke, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 division Lagos, made the assertion at the first annual conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers…
Nigeria’s largest telecommunications network, MTN and Tricom Experiential Projects Limited hosted SME operators and budding entrepreneurs to a capacity-building workshop. The one-day event held in Ibadan, was themed “Creating Value for SMEs in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous Environment” and featured incisive master classes and key presentations by leading business owners, SME operators and…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained how the establishment of a national carrier will grow Nigeria’s economy. According to him, airline movements enhanced the speed at which businesses were transacted within the country and a national airline will aid that. He enunciated this idea during an interview with BBC recently. He said: “The…
