US risk research firm signals investors Nigeria could see fiscal crisis, insecurity, lack of electricity, outsourcing of governance reign on 

January 12, 2019

Global investors looking at Nigeria in this election year up to the near and medium terms, have been tacitly signaled to the ominous outcomes ahead, with the problems of fiscal crisis, insecurity, lack of electricity supply and the outsourcing of governance continuing.  And as campaigning enters fever-pitch stages, Eurasia Group, a leading global political risk research […]

Imo can reduce unemployment through agriculture, says Ihedioha 

January 11, 2019

By Dikachi Franklin, in Owerri.   Emeka Ihedioha, former deputy speaker of the federal House of Representatives and now the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State says he would revolutionarise the agricultural sector of the state economy and make it attractive to the youths in order to reduce the growing unemployment […]

Ambode plans 820 bus roll out in 1st quarter

January 10, 2019

Oyindamola Alamu Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos state governor, said his government plans an initiative, under his bus reform project,  to roll out 820 high and medium capacity buses immediately after the general elections. According to him, the initiative is part of the long term plan of his administration to redefine public transportation system in Lagos with […]

Voting APC is the solution to economic hardship says Oshiomhole

January 9, 2019

 Hope Ikwe, Jos. The APC National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole said voting for the APC and Buhari in the 2019 general elections is a way out of economic hardship and poverty. Oshiomhole  during the APC flag- off campaign held at the Jos Township Stadium while receiving some new members who defected to the party  said  “the […]

Presidential town hall series to start Jan 9 

January 5, 2019

An alternative platform of interface between the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the four leading political parties that will contest the 2019 general elections and the citizens has been launched. The platform known as “The Candidates”, is a presidential town hall co-production between Daria Media and NTA, supported by the MacArthur Foundation, and will […]

Executive order on ease of doing business makes Nigeria competitive

December 4, 2018

Hope Ikwe ,  Jos The Federal Government  has said that the executive order signed by President Mohammadu Buhari on the ease of doing business was one of the policies it formulated to get the country out of economic depression. Buhari said the executive order has significantly improved the country’s ranking in the ease of doing […]

Nigeria approves N14.7bn for production of ECOWAS biometric ID card, effective Jan. 2019

Nse Anthony-UkoNovember 29, 2018

The Nigerian government will from January 2019 commence the production and issuance of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)  biometric identity cards for Nigerians. This followed the approval granted by the Federal Executive Council for the production of the cards. Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of Interior, the announcement while speaking on the outcome of […]

October allocation to Nigeria’s national, sub-national governments rises to N788bn on the back of higher crude output

Nse Anthony-UkoNovember 29, 2018

Total monthly payout by Nigeria’s Federal Account Allocation Committee  (FAAC) for distribution to the national and sub-national governments rose  by 12.9 per cent to 788.13 billion in October despite the lower crude prices due to higher production output to make up for the shortfall in price. The N788.139 shared in Kaduna surpassed the N698.710 billion […]