CBN Launches DocFlow, MDA Naira Payment Solutions

CBN Launches DocFlow, MDA Naira Payment Solutions

….aims to improve turnaround time, reduce costs By Oluwakemi Kindness Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has launch two transformative initiatives, the Document Flow (DocFlow) System and the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) Naira Payment Solution. The launched by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, at the CBN Head Office Abuja, is a continuation of the Bank’s digital revolution project tagged “Digital First” which was […]

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Economy

REA to Prioritise Solar Energy for Public Institutions in 2025

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Rural Electrification Agency says it will prioritise the provision of solar-powered energy to public institutions across the country in its agenda in the 2025 fiscal year. Managing Director of the agency, Abba Aliyu stated this on Wednesday shortly after presenting the REA’s 2024 budget performance and projections of the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Aliyu told the House of Representatives committee on Rural Electrification Agency, chaired by Representative […]

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Economy

FCT MINISTER’S INSURANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY SEEN AS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT- MEDIA AIDE

By Zainab Bakare The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has taken significant steps not only to enhance infrastructural development but also to economically empower Nigerians, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka. Speaking during a news briefing in his office on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, Mr. Olayinka highlighted the issuance of over 5,000 Certificates of […]

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National Assembly

Reps Mourns Passing of Deputy Chief Whip, Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga

By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives on Wednesday announces the passing of Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, who, until her demise, served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the House. Onanuga who untill her demise represented Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, passed away on January 15, 2025, after a brief illness. Representative Onanuga, born on December 2, 1965, was a dedicated public servant, a visionary leader, and a passionate […]

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President Tinubu Approves Recruitment of 5,000 Personnel for Correctional Service

By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has given directive for the recruitment of five thousand new personnel into the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), The move which seeks to address the overcrowding crisis and strengthen the Service was announced on Wednesday the Acting Comptroller General of the NCS, Sylvester Nwakuche Ndidi. Speaking when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions, led by Chinedu Ogar, Ndidi explained that […]

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Economy

NNPCL Remits N10tn to Federation Account in 2024 – Kyari

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Wednesday revealed that it remitted N10 trillion to the Federation Account as of September 2024. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, who stated this, said this is alongside N3.5 trillion in dividends after taxes and revenue for the 2024 fiscal year. Kyari made the disclosure during a budget defense session before the Joint Finance Committee of […]

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News

Group Demands 40% Oil Bloc Licenses For Niger-Deltans

...As Protests Break Out in Niger Delta States By Chinedu Echianu A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Community Youths Association based in Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Rivers, Cross-River, Delta, Imo, Abia and Ondo States have expressed strong objection to the recent allocation of oil bloc licenses by the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to Corporate entities and individuals that are not indigene of the Niger-Delta. Their position […]

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National Assembly

Senate Clarifies Misrepresented Report of N1.1b, N850m fraud Against JAMB Registrar

By Chinedu Echianu The Senate has clarified on Wednesday that reports of N1.1 billion spent on meals and entertainment and N850 million spent on security and insecticide in the aftermath of Monday’s budget defence session by the Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was misrepresented in the media. Reacting in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Senate Committee Chairman on Finance, Senator Sani Musa stated that the comprehensive report […]

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Featured

Wike Hastens Issuance of Title Documents, Signs 5,481 Certificates of Occupancy in One Year

By Sofiat Adenekan The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has signed a remarkable five thousand, four hundred and eighty-one Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) within a single year as of December 31, 2024. This achievement is part of the Federal Capital Territory Administration's (FCTA) ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance land title administration under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. According to the Minister's Senior Special Assistant on Public […]

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