CSO URGES CBN TO HALT RIVERS LG ALLOCATIONS

An anti-corruption organisation, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Central Bank of Nigeria, demanding an immediate suspension of local government allocations to Rivers State over alleged constitutional violations and disregard for a Supreme Court ruling.‎‎In a letter addressed to the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and made available to news men […]

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FG ROLLS OUT LOAN INITIATIVE FOR CREATIVES AND ENTREPRENEURS‎

The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy has announced the introduction of the Creative Economy Development Fund which is tailored to roll out loan opportunities for creatives.‎‎In a statement by Nneka Anibueze, Special Adviser to the minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa today, the ministry invited eligible creatives, entrepreneurs, […]

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NELFUND UNDER FIRE OVER LOANS TO EX-STUDENT

Some graduates from public tertiary institutions have raised concerns over the delayed disbursement of student loans, revealing that funds were sent to their schools months after they had already graduated.‎‎In an interview with News men, the affected individuals explained that while they had applied for the Nigeria Education Loan Fund  before graduating, disbursements were delayed, […]

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TINUBU TO MEET GENCOS OVER FOUR TRILLION NAIRA ELECTRICITY DEBT‎

President Bola Tinubu is expected to meet with the leadership of Nigeria’s power-generating companies as part of an emergency effort to address the four trillion naira (N 4,000,000,000,000,000) debt threatening to cripple the country’s electricity supply chain.‎‎The move follows a high-level meeting on Tuesday between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and chairmen of Gencos […]

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INTERRPOL JOINS EFCC IN N1.3TN CBEX PROBE

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched an investigation into the alleged N1.3tn frauds perpetrated through a digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange.‎‎The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed to news men on Tuesday that the commission would collaborate with the International Criminal Police Organisation to investigate the incident‎‎However, Oyewale stated that the agency had already […]

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CAN NIGERIANS STILL WITHDRAW THEIR MONEY FROM CBEX

Nigerians on several social media platforms have begun to count their losses as a digital asset trading platform popularly known as CBEX reportedly swept over N1.3 trillion from their investors’ accounts.‎‎The digital trading platform crashed on Monday after the money in their investors’ wallets vanished, and locked their telegram channels, postponing its withdrawals while giving […]

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AGBAKOBA PROPOSES 500 TRILLION NAIRA BUDGET TARGET FOR NIGERIA

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, has proposed an ambitious 500 trillion naira national budget target for Nigeria by 2027, urging the federal government to adopt a “disruptive development plan” to achieve it.‎‎Speaking in an interview, following the release of his policy report, Governance and Economic Analysis and Forecast 2025, Agbakoba said […]

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