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Benue approves new agro-climatic agency, probes input supplies

The Benue State Executive Council has approved the establishment of a new agency to be known as the Benue State Agro-Climatic and Watershed Management Agency. State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Benjamin Ashaver, made this known at the Government House Makurdi after the State Executive Council meeting, while briefing journalists on the outcomes. The […]

Finance

Senate suspends 2026 budget review pending performance reports

The consideration of Nigeria’s 2026 budget presentation faces uncertainty, as the Senate has suspended review of new fiscal proposals pending a detailed account from the Executive on the performance of the 2024 and 2025 budgets. This decision was issued yesterday by the Senate Committee on Finance, which directed top managers of the economy to submit […]

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Zamfara recorded ₦358.9bn revenue in 2024 — Report

The Zamfara State Government recorded a total revenue of ₦358.9 billion in 2024, representing 82 per cent of its approved revenue projection of ₦437 billion, according to the State Auditor-General, Abubakar Danmaliki. Danmaliki made this disclosure in Gusau on Thursday during the presentation of the 2024 Citizens’ Accountability Report, highlighting the administration’s fiscal performance. He […]

Business

NCDMB, NEXIM disburse $42m to support SMEs’ oil, gas growth

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, in partnership with the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, has disbursed about $42 million to Small and Medium Enterprises to strengthen local participation in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Speaking at the NCDMB Stakeholders’ Sensitisation and Engagement Forum in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday, the Head of Specialised Business […]

Business

NDPHC boss hails Tinubu’s commitment to power sector reforms

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Jennifer Adighije, has praised President Bola Tinubu for his administration’s commitment to revitalising Nigeria’s power sector, following the recent approval of a ₦4 trillion bond to settle legacy debts owed to power generation companies. She recalled that in July 2025, President Tinubu met with the […]

Oil and Gas

Dangote Refinery supplies 20m litres of fuel daily – NMDPRA

The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, has announced that the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery is already reshaping Nigeria’s petroleum supply landscape, delivering an average of 20 million litres of fuel daily to the local market. Speaking in Lagos on Thursday at the Annual Conference of the Association of […]

Business

Oil firms yet to remit N1.5tn to federation account – NEITI

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has disclosed that oil companies and certain government agencies owe the federal government approximately N1.5 trillion in unpaid oil and gas revenues. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, made the revelation at the 2025 NAEC Energy Conference in Lagos on Thursday, according to The Punch. Dr. Orji noted […]

News

NDIC MD urges stronger collaboration with CIBN on banking risks

The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Mr. Thompson Sunday, has urged closer collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria to tackle emerging risks in the banking sector. The call was made during a courtesy visit by CIBN President and Council Chairman, Prof. Pius Olanrewaju, and his executive […]

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MSF exposes mental health crisis in malnourished children

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Mental Health Day, international medical organization, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières has drawn attention to the hidden mental health impact of child malnutrition across northern Nigeria, calling for an integrated approach that treats both body and mind. According to MSF, the burden of malnutrition […]

Banking

Alternative payment systems vital for rural communities – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has described alternative payment systems as a vital lifeline for rural populations and underserved communities across the country. According to Vanguard, CBN Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, stated this on Thursday during the CBN Fair held in Calabar, Cross River State, with the theme: “Driving Alternative Payment Channels as Tools for […]

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Yahaya Bello’s alleged N110bn fraud trial adjourned till November 12

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, adjourned further hearing on the 16-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission preferred against the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, till November 12. The adjournment came after the anti-graft agency called its sixth witness to testify […]