The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the completion of the Dangote Refinery and also crippled a critical segment of the Ebute-Metta to Apapa segment of the Lagos to Ibadan rail project. The two major projects are seen as key to advancing…
An elder statesman and a minister during the Second Republic, Malam Ismaila Isa Funtua, died on Monday in Abuja at the age of 78. Sources said he suffered a cardiac arrest after taking himself to a hospital for routine checks.…
The federal government said on Monday it is working towards getting more oxygen to attend to emergencies as cases of deaths occasioned by coronavirus keep increasing. Read more:
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced hundreds of newsrooms to impose massive cuts, layoffs and furloughs—so much that several media organizations have called on Congress to lend crucial financial assistance to the industry. In April, a coalition of more than 45…
Monies kept in Treasury Single Account (TSA) don’t yield interest, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, told the Daily Trust on Sunday. In a telephone interview on Sunday, the AGF said no recovered fund should be kept…
By Ifah Ele Sunday The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has come up with a prescription on how Nigeria can cope with the current economic challenges caused by COVID-19 pandemic. NEITI is a government agency task with the challenge…
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is connecting journalists with health experts and newsroom leaders through a webinar series on COVID-19. The series is part of our ICFJ Global Health Crisis Reporting Forum — a project with our International Journalists’ Network (IJNet). Covering…
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is connecting journalists with health experts and newsroom leaders through a webinar series on COVID-19. The series is part of our ICFJ Global Health Crisis Reporting Forum — a project with our International Journalists’…
The Presidential panel which probed the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, on Monday, may recommend his sack, sources said. Read more:
Customers of different commercial banks are groaning over excessive charges from their accounts, findings by the Daily Trust revealed. The financial institutions known as Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in corporate parlance have reportedly introduced different deductions to increase their incomes,…
