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Rising public debt seen weighing down Nigerian growth

By Ruth Olurounbi, in Washington DC Economic growth in resource dependent Nigeria is seen weighed down by rising public debt, driven by procyclical...

We are not fronting for Vice President Osinbajo – Slavabogu Nigeria Limited, Says Report is False, Misleading

…says staff that started altercation has been dismissed Slavabogu Nigeria Limited has rejected accusations on some social media sites that the company is fronted...

Provide alternatives, Elumelu responds to IMF on China loan

Mr. Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heir Holdings, has reacted to International Monetary Fund (IMF), warning to Nigeria to be weary of China loan,...

Still On the Value Added Tax (VAT) Debate

By Sen Babafemi Ojudu On my page I posted  a while ago a contribution by Prof Familoni to the debate on whether or...

Child hawking: Kebbi govt. blames Niger, Benin republic for increase in State

  The Kebbi state government, has attributed the high rate of child hawking in the State, to the influx of children from Niger...

Rivers S/Court judgment: Malami denies plot to mount pressure on CJN

  Says PDP taking freedom of speech too far  The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has...

FEC approves N2.8bn contract for digital decongestion in Nigeria Prisons

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved N2.8 billion contract for the installation of a digital web-based integrated system, to aid decongestion...

Revealed: How NEPZA Top Officials Plot To Corner N42Billion FG Funds, Frustrate Rapid Industrial Schemes

A deliberate plot hatched by some top officials of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, to corner over N40 billion meant for...

Former U.S Ambassador urges Citizen participation in decision making as Senate confirms NEDC board

A former U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has urged the board of the North East Development Commission,  (NEDC) to promote community unity...

Violence: FG bans mining activities in Zamfara

Orders foreigners to vacate area The Federal Government has ordered the suspension of all mining activities in Zamfara state with immediate effect. The...

Protesters said Zamfara govt under Yari ‘failed in its responsibility’ to secure the state

Dozens of protesters Saturday in Abuja said that the government of Zamfara state under the leadership of Abdulaziz Yari, clearly has failed in its...

David Malpass is new World Bank president

The World Bank’s executive board on Friday unanimously approved David Malpass as the development bank’s 13th president. The 63-year-old senior US Treasury official...

Delta APC: Another Federal High Court annuls Omo-Agege, Ogboru, others

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has again nullified the candidacy of Great Ogboru, as the...

Buhari arrives in Amman ahead of economic conference

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in the middle east ahead of the economic conference in Amman, Jordan.            ...

FG implements 140 reforms to ease business in Nigeria

  •Targets Nigeria to be among 100 countries by 2020     The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has disclosed that the Federal Government...