All 36 of the federation’s states are required by the federal government to create a ministry of digital economy. This was said by Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, in remarks to the media on in Abuja following the first meeting of the Presidential Council on Digital Economy and …

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved N54.82bn for various projects in the Ministries of Works and Housing, and Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. This is as it approved a refund totalling N9.18bn to Kebbi and Taraba States for federal road projects executed by their governments during the Jonathan …

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been awarded Nigeria Global Brand Award of the Year 2021 by Blueprint Newspapers, a national daily print and newspaper in Nigeria. The award is in recognition for what the newspaper describes as Dr Adesina’s pragmatic and purposeful leadership. Ms. Amina. J. …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by Sunshine Chemical Development Company Limited against the Standards Organisation of Nigeria claiming that it acted in bad faith in rejecting the company’s application to import sugar unfortified with Vitamin A. Justice B. F. M. Nyako of the …

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said the Monkeypox cases in the country had risen to 220. Dr. Adetifa made this known at the ministerial press briefing on COVID-19 and developments in the health sector held in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the Federal Government of deliberate attempts to deprive Nigerian youths of access to qualitative education. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Muhammad Sani Gaya and Secretary, Murtala Muhammad of ASUU, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, …

Zenith Bank, Nigeria’s tier-one lender has beat earning volatility to post 17 per cent revenue growth of N405bn from N304bn, driven by record surge in interest income. From a profit of N117bn in June last year, the bank saw an 11 per cent leap in its half year profit ending …

Airline Operators of Nigeria, have accused foreign airlines of exploiting their clients, as well as sabotaging government institutions by repricing tickets and threatening to exit the country over unrepatriated funds. But consultants in the aviation industry have disagreed with the AON position on the matter. Foreign airlines last week began to adjust their business model …

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo has said that the Federal Government will tackle the challenges impeding the growth and development of the Shea industry in Nigeria. The minister disclosed this at the 3rd Annual Shea Conference, with the theme, “From Origin to Global Markets: Making Shea …

Between January and June this year, Nigeria exported 4,146,534 metric tonnes of products from the non-oil sector valued at $2.593bn. The amount represents an increase of 62.37 per cent when compared to the $1.59bn recorded in the first half year of 2021. It is also higher than the 2020 figure …