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First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Donates N100 Million to 2,000 Women Petty Traders in Jigawa

By Elizabeth Ugbo Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N100 million to 2,000 women petty traders in Jigawa…

First Lady’s Akara Message Is About Building Nigeria’s Economy, Not Staying Small

By Elizabeth Ugbo Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, recently urged Nigerian women to engage in productive ventures such as…

Mining Marshals Seal Seven Mineral Buying Centres in Niger State Over Compliance Violations

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Mining Marshals sealed seven mineral buying and processing centres in Kontagora, Niger State, on June 12,…

CBN Orders Banks to Freeze Accounts Linked to Six Terrorism Financing Suspects

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to immediately freeze accounts,…

FG Launches National Poverty Intelligence Lab to Improve Poverty Reduction Programs in Nigeria

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Federal Government on Wednesday launched the National Poverty Intelligence Lab (NPIL) in Abuja to strengthen the…

Tinubu Assures Mastercard of Nigeria’s Tech-Savvy Youth Workforce, Backs Digital Skills Drive

By Elizabeth Ugbo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday received a delegation from Mastercard, led by its Global Chief Executive…

FG Orders Crackdown on LPG Hoarding, Diversion to Reduce Cooking Gas Prices

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Federal Government on Monday directed regulatory and security agencies to crack down on LPG hoarding, diversion,…

Finance Minister, Wike Partner to Fast-Track FCT Infrastructure, Tax Reforms

By Elizabeth Ugbo The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, met with the…

President Tinubu Grants Customs Boss Adewale Adeniyi Final Six-Month Tenure Extension

By Elizabeth Ugbo President Bola Tinubu has approved a final six-month tenure extension for the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs…

NEC Approves ₦83.2bn Flood Fund as Shettima Pushes Economic Reforms

By Elizabeth Ugbo ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved the release of ₦83.2 billion under…