AS many as 32 of Nigeria's 36 states did not attract one dollar in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first quarter of 2022 according to a recent report just published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Apparently, only Lagos, Oyo, Katsina and Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) attracted any FDI...
KIDNAPPERS who abducted the traditional ruler of Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) His Royal Highness Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi have given his family 24 hours to come up a ransom payment.
Alhaji Shamidozhi was kidnapped about two weeks ago and immediately afterwards, the kidnappers...
NIGERIA continues to reel from the effects of violent insecurity as armed bandits struck again yesterday attacking Abuja from the Suleija-Zuma axis in Niger Stare in a bloody attack that left six soldiers and two officers dead.
On Monday, armed bandits attacked an Abuja to Kaduna train, killing some passengers and abducting...
NIGERIANS living in Abuja have resorted to walking a lot more over the last few days as a scarcity of petrol has brought about a reduction in the number of commercial vehicles on roads across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Petrol is now very scarce across Abuja, leading to buses and taxis becoming scarce, leaving...
VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has distanced himself from posters that have flooded Abuja declaring him a candidate in the 2023 presidential race making it clear that he has made no such decision or pronouncement.
With 2023 fast approaching, several candidates have already announced their intention to run for...
BUSINESS owners in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are up in arms against plans by the government to impose an environmental levy on companies that use private generators to electrify their operations.
Currently the world's largest importer of small and medium sized generators, Nigeria has a chronic power supply...
NIGERIA'S federal government is planning to establish an aerospace university to address the challenges of qualified and specialised manpower in the nation’s aviation sector and get the industry operating up to international standards.
Despite having the largest number of travelling customers on the African continent,...
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Introduce a policy called the Special Diaspora Housing Programme (SDHP)
A pilot project will be initiated in Abuja involving the construction of about 1,000 3-bedroom bungalows
Under a public-private partnership scheme, the bungalows will be constructed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with the government...
NIGERIA'S agriculture ministry has said that it will proceed with the establishment of grazing routes across the country despite the widespread opposition to the practice because many herdsmen cannot afford to operate ranches.
Over recent years, Fulani cattle herdsmen have wrecked havoc across Nigeria as their livestock have...
NIGERIA'S debts rose by N20.8trn ($50.4bn) between July 2015 and December 2020 to N32.92trn ($79.8bn) as a result of increased government borrowing according to the latest statistics just released by the Debt Management Office (DMO).
According to the statistics, Nigeria’s total debt as of June 30, 2015 stood at N12.12tn...