The National Council on Privatisation, NCP, on Wednesday revealed plans to merge the Bank of Agriculture and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s NIRSAL Microfinance Ltd . The Council said it also planned to inject fresh capital to revitalise the institutions after the merger. The decisions, which were among the recommendations of NCP’s Committee on BOA, […] The post Privatisation: Nigerian govt mulls merging BOA with NIRSAL appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

Chinese-owned video sharing platform TikTok announced on Wednesday that it is voluntarily suspending the rewards scheme for its new TikTok Lite app, amid a legal investigation by the European Commission. The commission had earlier said on Monday that it could order TikTok to suspend the rewards feature unless the company demonstrated within 48 hours that […] The post TikTok suspends contested rewards scheme amid EU legal probe appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

Bandits have reportedly killed at least three people and abducted eight others in a fresh attack on Hayan Habuja village of Kakangi Ward in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack comes a few days after 23 people were killed by bandits at Anguwan Danko community near Dogon Dawa district in the same […] The post Bandits reportedly kill 3, kidnap 8 in Kaduna appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

Multichoice Nigeria has announced a price increase on its DStv and GOtv packages, effective from May 1, 2024. According to the company’s statement, the new prices include adjustments for various subscription tiers. For DStv, the Premium bouquet will now cost N37,000, Compact+ N25,000, Compact N15,700, Confam N9,300, and others. GOtv users will also experience changes, […] The post Multichoice Nigeria increases DStv, DStv subscription fees appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged the Nigerian Army to establish a military base in Sambisa Forest, to effectively stem terrorists’ activities. He stated this during a courtesy visit by members of the House of Representatives Committee on Army, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. The governor also urged the army to establish military base on […] The post Zulum urges Nigerian Army to establish base in Sambisa Forest appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

The Federal Government has revoked additional 924 dormant mining licenses. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake announced this on Wednesday in Abuja as he decried the racketeering of the issuance of the licences. He told newsmen that mining licence racketeering was impeding the development of the sector and obstructing genuine investors from showing […] The post Nigerian govt revokes 924 dormant mining licenses appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

Daniel Bwala, Former Spokesman of Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday faulted the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC’s, disregard for rule of law and the media trial of former governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Mr Bwala, a lawyer and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, made the remarks in his discussion […] The post Yahaya Bello’s alleged N80bn fraud: Bwala faults EFCC’s disregard for rule of law appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

The Kano State Government spends about N1.2 billion monthly to provide portable drinking water in the metropolis, according to its water resources commissioner, Ali Makoda. Mr Makoda made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. “We spend N400 million monthly on diesel, N387 million on chemicals, while electricity bills take N280 million. […] The post Kano govt spends N1.2bn monthly on water supply – Official appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to suspend Dana Airline’s fleet operations over safety concerns. This is contained in a memo signed by Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Emmanuel Meribole, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Lagos. Mr […] The post Keyamo orders suspension of Dana Airlines appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more

Ahmadu Bello University will organise a one-day symposium to mark 20 years of safe and successful operations of its nuclear research reactor and its contribution to Nigeria’s socio-economic development. The reactor, code named ‘Nigeria Research Reactor – 1, NIRR-1, and domiciled at the institution’s Centre for Energy Research and Training, CERT, is a major training […] The post ABU holds symposium to mark 20 years of nuclear reactor operations appeared first on Daily Nigerian ..read more