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SpecSMART promises to deliver world class eye care services
For patients seeking effective healthcare, SpecSMART has promised to provide high-quality optometry services such as primary eye care, premium quality frames, lens variants, contact lens fitting, and optical/ophthalmic services to…
Breaking: NBC revokes licenses of AIT, Silverbird TV, 50 Others
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licences of 52 broadcast stations across the country due to over-indebtedness to the regulatory commission.
Since 2015, the stations have owed the Commission N2.6…
Economic diversification through modular irrigation
Successive administrations have praised plans to diversify the Nigerian economy away from crude oil. Since crude oil was discovered in Nigeria, it has become the mainstay of the Nigerian economy, with other sources of revenue largely…
FG seeks N225bn new bonds from investors
The federal government held its regular primary auction of new bond issuances on Monday in order to raise another N225 billion from the domestic capital market.
However, the outcome of the auction was unknown at the time of publication.…
Federal Govt facilitates process to end gas flare by 2025, inaugurates 12-man team
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced the formation of a 12-member Flare Gas Commercialisation Programme Team to support the federal government's initiative to eliminate gas flaring by 2025.
Engr Gbenga…
NSITF blames termites over unknown N17.128bn spending as Senate rages
On Friday, current and former management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) ran into trouble in the Senate for failing to justify spending of N17.158 billion in 2013 with required evidential documents, some of which were…
eNaira: CBN launches sensitisation fair in Nasarawa
Speaking while launching the 2-day fair in Lafia on Thursday, the CBN Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, said the sensitisation programme tagged ‘Promoting Financial Stability And Economic Development’, was to educate…
ACReSAL critical to lifting 100m Nigerians
The federal government has stated that the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACreSAL) project is critical to lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.
Mr. Mohammed Abdullahi, Minister of Environment, stated this on…
Nigeria loses N891bn to gas flaring
According to data released on Sunday by the Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor, an arm of the Nigerian Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, Nigeria lost N891 billion due to gas flaring in 18 months.
According to the data, the country…
Debt servicing to hit N10.43tn, economists slam FG
According to the 2023-2035 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper, the Federal Government projects that debt servicing will cost N10.43 trillion by 2025.
This is an 182.66 percent increase over the N3.69tn budgeted…