Twitter began removing the verified check mark of some of its users on Wednesday. The company announced new guidelines for the verification program, and will remove verification from accounts that fall outside […]
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DMO Publishes Total Public Debt Stock As At September 30, 2017
The Total Public Debt Stock, comprising the Federal Government, States and Federal Capital Territory, stood at N20.373 trillion as at September 30, 2017, showing a marginal increase of 3.6 per […]
The World’s Most Valuable Resource Is No Longer Oil, But Data – The Economist
A NEW commodity spawns a lucrative, fast-growing industry, prompting antitrust regulators to step in to restrain those who control its flow. A century ago, the resource in question was oil. […]
Buhari Presents N8.6trn Appropriation Bill To NASS
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the 2018 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. The budget of N8.6tn for 2018, tagged budget of consolidation, was projected at […]
Paradise Papers Leak: Queen Elizabeth II Of England Fingered In Offshore Funds Scandal
Millions of pounds from the private estate of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II have been invested in offshore tax haven funds, a huge new leak of financial documents revealed on Sunday. […]
Nigeria’s Economy Not Booming Yet – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has observed that Nigeria’s economy is not booming yet. Punch reports that he made the observation at the 52nd Annual Service of Songs of the 1st ECWA […]
Borno Recruits 100 Doctors, Grants Scholarship To 60 Medical Students
The Borno Government on Monday said it had recruited 100 doctors to enhance healthcare delivery in the state. Gov. Kashim Shettima disclosed this in Maiduguri at the inauguration of the […]
FG Raises N6.69b Through Monthly Savings Bond
The Federal Government in pursuit of its objective of financial inclusion by attracting retail investors into the Bond Market, has generated a total of N6.69 billion through the monthly issuance […]
CBN Injects Fresh $195m Into FOREX Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday continued its weekly intervention in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market with fresh $195million. Isaac Okorafor, the CBN’s Acting Director in charge of […]
Stakeholders Backs Baru, Threaten Fuel Supply Disruption Over Kachikwu
A seeming displeasure among key stakeholders in the oil and gas industry appears to be gaining momentum over the continues stay in office of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as Minister […]
