Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said that with the receipt of the Certificate of Compliance, the federal government is to officially commence the procurement process for the highway concessions under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI). Fashola said this yesterday in Abuja at the presentation of certificate ceremony according to […]
Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced Nigeria’s 6.75 per cent $500 million Eurobond which matured on January 28, 2021, will be redeemed. “For this purpose, funds have been made available by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the fiscal agent to repay the principal sum of USD500 million and final Interest payment due on the […]
The federal government hinted yesterday that it was considering targeted lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well as Lagos and Plateau States. National Incident Manager of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mukhtar Muhammed, who stated while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, described as alarming the rising cases of COVID-19 […]
The Federal Government says it is doing all it can to ensure that the COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Nigeria before the end of the first quarter. This was disclosed by Dr. Mukhtar Muhammad, the National Incident Manager of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Dr. Muhammad who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily […]
A Dutch court on Friday ordered Shell to pay compensation in a long-running case brought by four Nigerian farmers who accuse the oil giant of causing widespread pollution. After 13 years of legal wrangling, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell’s Nigerian branch must pay out for oil spills on land in two […]
The Federal Government will on Friday (today) receive the Outline Business Case Certificate of Compliance for 12 pilot federal highways billed for concession. The concession of the roads may also signify the return of toll gates as concessionaires will have to recoup their investments. It was learnt from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing […]
MTN has said it has commenced enrollment for National Identification Number. MTN’s Senior Manager, External Relations, Funso Aina, told our correspondent that the telco had secured Nigerian Identity Management Commission licence for NIN enrollment and had begun enrollment at some of its centres in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja. He noted that MTN had invested […]
The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed to all traffic for three days from Saturday till Monday midnight to enable completion of repair works on the double-sized expansion joints. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, in a statement on Thursday, said the bridge repair work was being […]
A total of 384 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia on Thursday arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The returnees arrived via Air flight B773 at about 1:10 pm local time and were received by officials including those of Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). They include 300 males, 83 females, and one infant. A representative […]
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has tightened the noose on cases of data depletion and wrong deductions of consumers’ credit. NCC said it hopes to do this through its ongoing forensic audit to ensure maximum protection for consumers. Executive vice chairman of the NCC Prof Umar Danbatta stated this when he received Man of […]