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Nigeria’s 2025 budget came under further pressure yesterday as the price of Bonny Light crude oil grade dropped to an average of $60 per barrel from $65 per barrel in the international market, yesterday. The execution of the budget was benchmarked on $75 per barrel and more than two million bpd output including condensate. Nigeria’s …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has traced funds linked to the failed crypto bridge exchange (CBEX) scheme to at least four countries. Speaking on a Channels Television programme on Wednesday night, EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said although efforts are underway to recover the stolen funds, full restitution to victims may be …
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), a human rights organization, has raised alarm over the economic and public health crises resulting from the continued closure of the Onitsha Drug Market by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a strongly worded letter addressed to the …
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has announced the clearance of seven years of accumulated gratuity and pension arrears inherited from the previous administration of Chief Willie Obiano. Speaking at the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration at Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, Soludo reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare despite prevailing economic challenges. “Regarding gratuities owed …
Jos – The resilience of the Nigerian workers in the face of economic hardship have been commended as the workers celebrate this year’s Labour Day. The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang who gave the commendation however assured of doing his best to alleviate the suffering of the workers. Addressing the workers who marched from the …
Grief and shock have rippled through the nursing communities in both the United Kingdom and Nigeria following the sudden death of a Nigerian nurse, Nnena Miriam, who was based in Leeds. Her lifeless body was discovered in her apartment by UK police after she was declared missing, according to Fellow Nurses Africa — a platform …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested popular Lagos socialite, Emeka Daniel, also known as E-Money, for allegedly abusing the Naira. Vanguard gathered that he was picked up by operatives of the commission on Monday night at his residence in Lagos. The socialite is facing allegations of Naira abuse and the defacement of …
LAGOS— THE Akweno of Kweme Kingdom in Badagry West Local Council Development Area, LCDA, in Lagos State, Oba Sejiro James, has called on his daughter, Princess Damilola James, to withdraw from the local government elections. The monarch urged his daughter and other aspirants, particularly from Ward A, his home ward, to step down in the …
LAGOS—Some federal lawmakers, yesterday, exchanged heated arguments with telecom operators in the country over the roles they are supposed to play to stem the tide of incessant kidnapping and other phone-related crimes in the country. The lawmakers said the telcos were not doing enough to track kidnappers, despite the number of calls they make to …
LAGOS—The Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, REA, Engr. Abba Aliyu, has said Nigeria needed approximately $410 billion to achieve a complete energy transition and at least $40 billion to bridge its electricity access gap. He disclosed this during a facility tour of a solar manufacturing and renewable energy services firm, LPV Technologies in Lagos …