The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed concern over the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to raise the interest rate to nearly 30 per cent. The business mogul made his opinion known at a summit hosted by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, on Tuesday at the State House…
The government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that it purchased ten vehicles for Niger Republic. The federal government gave the confirmation on Wednesday through the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed. Speaking to newsmen after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, Ahmed confirmed the purchase of…
Lai Mohammed said the amount was spent when officials of the ministry travelled for international summits before March The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said his ministry spent N19 million on international travels before the COVID-19 lockdown. He said this during the ministry’s budget defence at the National Assembly while responding to questions…
By Francis Nnama Born medical doctor, an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, philanthropist and social crusader for equity and justice. Born on December 23, 1979 in the industrial town of Ishiagu, Ebonyi, Osi rose from humble beginning to where he is today and has endeavoured to pull others from the situation he once found himself. Osi…
The Borno State Government, on Monday, launched a substantial food and non-food palliative distribution to mitigate the impact of the hardship following the removal of the fuel subsidy. During the flag-off ceremony held at the Muna garage suburb of Maiduguri, the State Governor, Babagana Zulum, said the initiative was targeted at 300,000 households of six…
The death has occurred of Madam Ego Emesua, of Kolo community, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. She passed on to glory surrounded by her children and family members in the late hours of Thursday, 7th September 2023, after a brief illness. Aged 81, Madam Emesua was a devoted member of The New…
This was announced by Omoyele Sowore, one of Buhari’s strongest critics on his social media page. This isn’t going to be the first protest organized by Omoyele Sowore against Buhari. The Publisher of SaharaReporters has done many which include the very common #RevolutionNow Protest which wasn’t successful and led to his arrest. He was also…
In just 2 days of announcement, over 1000 people stormed and filled the hall for the event. When I heard about it, I quickly checked my work calendar and prioritised my work to make sure I got there on time. I thought I made a huge sacrifice by taking a 40 minutes transportation to the…
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, some North East elders have endorsed the candidacy of Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, describing his choice as the best for modern Nigeria. The elders denounced the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Muslim Muslim presidential ticket, saying the action of the party would not enjoy their blessings as…
BY BUSOLA ARO Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has praised the decision to transfer revenue of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to the apex bank. Moghalu’s comment followed the announcement by Olayemi Cardoso, governor of CBN, that NNPC and the ministry of finance have agreed to…
