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Senate Moves to Strengthen FinTech Oversight, Probes Ponzi Schemes at Public Hearing on BOFIA…
By ThankGod Inalegwu
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday advanced efforts to strengthen the nation’s financial regulatory framework as Senator Opeyemi Bamidele represented the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, at a…
Aviation Minister Highlights Reforms as National Assembly Probes 2025 Budget Performance
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation on Wednesday focused on ongoing improvements in the aviation sector as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), appeared before lawmakers to defend…
Southeast Dev Comm Budgets N140bn for 2026, Launches $200bn Economic Plan
The Managing Director of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC), Mr. Mark Okoye, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to transforming the South-East into a $200 billion economy within the next decade, while seeking…
NASS Appropriation C’tee Queries Tinubu’s Economic Team Over Funding Gaps
Tension rose inside the Senate as Lawmakers opened a high-stakes interrogation of the Federal Government’s economic managers over the massive ₦58.19 trillion 2026 budget, demanding explanations for revenue failures, rising debt and…
NASS Joint Committee on National Planning Reaffirms Commitment to $1 Trillion Economy Target
The Joint Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives on National Planning today held an oversight session with the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning and its agencies, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening fiscal…
2026 Budget Defence: Reps Press Industry Ministry on Funding Gaps, Capital Vote
The House of Representatives Committee on Commerce on Wednesday warned that it would no longer endorse budgets that fail to deliver measurable economic impact, as the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment sought an upward…
Transparency Non-Negotiable for Nigeria’s Development- ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu
The Chairman of the of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has said that transparent governance is the indispensable foundation for Nigeria’s sustainable progress, linking…
2025 budget: Blame Finance Ministers, AGoF for collapsed economy, health, other sectors -CSO
A leading pro democracy and civil society organization in Nigeria, on Tuesday, came hard on the Nigerian Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, his Minister of State, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite and the Accountant-General of the Federation…
Soludo Visits Onitsha Main Market as Traders Defy Sit-at-home, Resume Business Activities
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on Monday visited the Main Market, Onitsha to solidarise with traders who defied the directive of a section of the IPOB that called for a "total shutdown" of the market in compliance with. a…
500 Lawyers Storm Finance Ministry Over Unpaid Debts to Contractors
"Contractors who borrowed from banks at high interest rates to fund these projects now face relentless loan defaults, with banks seizing homes, vehicles, and other assets.
"Wives and children watch their breadwinners sink into despair,…