One hundred and seventy-three applications for digital loans to operate in the nation have been granted approval by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Fifty-four of the 173 have provisional permissions, while 119 have full approvals. The FCCPC launched a registration effort to defend individuals from the abuses of these applications when loan apps began bothering Nigerians. The …

The Federal Government has been urged to declare a state of emergency about human trafficking, illegal migration, unemployment, and other causes driving Nigerians out by a faith-based organisation called Symbols of Hope Project, a global programme of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). The organisation lamented that the challenge of irregular migration and human trafficking affects all regardless of one’s religious, …

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has asked the Republic of Ireland for help with internal security. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, by the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Afonja Ajibola said the minister made the request when the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Peter Ryan paid him a courtesy call in Abuja. …

The Federal Government promised that the transfer of power from President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to President-elect Bola Tinubu will take place peacefully and smoothly on Tuesday. This was as the government said the refurbishment of offices for the President and Vice-President elect had been completed. The Transition Committee’s Chairman, Boss Mustapha, reiterated to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja …

The Federal Government announced on Thursday that Nigeria Air would launch operations before 29th May 2023, despite the controversy surrounding its inception. Another administration takes over from President Muhammadu Buhari on 29th May. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this at the 10th National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023, in Abuja, said the national carrier project was 98 percent …

The population and housing census, which was originally set for the end of this month, has been postponed, according to the Federal Government. This was announced to reporters on Wednesday by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the conclusion of the Federal Executive Council’s weekly meeting, which was presided by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister explained that …

The Federal Government declared on Thursday that 1,940,004 vulnerable Nigerians are currently receiving N5,000 cash gifts each every month. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, stated this at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Retreat On National Social Investment (Establishment) Bill organized by the Senate Committee On Social Duties. Farouq was represented on the occasion by …

The Federal Government has summoned the Burkina Faso envoy to Nigeria, Pascal Gouba over the alleged murder of 16 Nigerians who were on a pilgrimage to Kaolak, Senegal over a month ago. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, made this known on Thursday in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media, HMOS, Ibrahim Aliyu. Recall …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared N750.17 billion among the three tiers of government in January 2023, according to a communiqué issued at the end of the committee’s latest meeting in Abuja on Monday. The figure represents a decrease of N240.02 billion compared to the N990.19 billion shared in December 2022. The amount includes gross statutory revenue, Value Added …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Sunday called for compliance by the Federal Government to the Supreme Court order on the controversial naira swap policy. The call came on the heels of a meeting between Adamu and the APC governors in Abuja over a policy that seemingly deepens …