The House of Representatives has said it would organise a fact-finding mission into the Kaduna drone mishap.
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ASHENEWS reports that the federal government has said that it will encourage the creation of a nutrition department in key ministries, departments and agencies in the country.
It said that External debt stood at N38.22 trillion ($42.50 billion) in Q4 2023, while domestic debt was N59.12 trillion ($65.73 billion).
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has given its enforcement committee 48 hours to produce a template for a seamless implementation of Domestic Crude Oil Supply Obligation (DCSO) in Nigeria.
Bauchi State Government has increased budget allocation to Family Planning services from N75 million in 2023 to N120 million in 2024.
The Management of Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), has disclosed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had recovered N7.8 million belonging to the company.
Calls for mandatory DNA testing at birth have emerged as a potential solution to mitigate the pervasive impact of paternity fraud and ensure the right to genetic knowledge and identity.
Investors in the Nigerian Exchange stock market on Tuesday further lost N104 billion or 0.18 percent, as the market capitalization which opened at N58.879 trillion, closed at N58.775 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index shed 0.18 percent to settle at 103,952.47, as against 104,136.35 recorded on Monday. Consequently, the Year-To-Date (YTD) return slipped to 39.02. percent. Selloffs in MTN Nigeria, FBN Holdings and Access Corporation, alongside International Breweries, Transnational Corporation and Nestle Nigeria, among others, further pulled the market down. However, the market breadth closed positive with 27 gainers and 24 losers on the trading floor. On the gainers’ chart, Abbey…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, says recent stability achieved in the foreign exchange market is commendable. Cardoso said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while presenting the communique from the 294th meeting of the apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). According to Cardoso, the stability is a result of CBN’s recent policy actions and reforms, which are geared towards restoring investors’ confidence and attracting foreign investments. “The committee noted with satisfaction the level of stability achieved in the foreign exchange market in the last few weeks. “This, in the view of members, reflects the impact…
Nigeria’s Agricultural sector has contributed 24 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) says Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Temitope Fashedemi. According to Fashedemi, the sector also employed over 70 percent of the population with predominantly smallholder farmers, adding that a very critical reason for emphasis must be on climate resilience in the sector. He stated this at the inception workshop on the Abatement of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector project on Tuesday in Abuja. The workshop aimed to reduce open field burning (No Burn Alternatives) in the sector. Fashedemi…