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Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, Prof. Mansur Matazu, revealed on Wednesday that Nigeria lost about $4.6bn in economic damage to floods in 2022. While expressing concern that the lost had negative effects on the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), he, however, said the country was recovering from the devastation. Matazu stated this at…
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The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Public Accounts to investigate revenue leakages, non-compliance with standard operating procedures, and other irregularities associated with the Remita remote payment platform. The resolution to investigate Remita was passed on Wednesday following the adoption of a motion titled “Call to Investigate Revenue Leakages and Non-Remittance of Revenues…
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Nigeria is currently facing its worst economic crisis in history, Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, said on Wednesday.
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The Katsina Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has approved the release of the sum of N977,023,000 for the payment of the 2023 National Examination Council (NECO) fees for 48,385 candidates in the state. According to a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, on Wednesday, the beneficiaries are those who sat for the…
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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, said Wednesday that members of staff involved in ticket racketeering have been sacked, while some with fewer offences have been demoted.