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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has failed to submit  its Annual Financial Statements (AFS) to the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) since 2012. The Fiscal Responsibility Act (2007)  provides that each government agency must submit its AFS three months after the end of each financial year. However, a report “Where is the Money”? by the Growth…

It one of the greatest modern ironies that Nigeria remains a poor country in spite of the sheer embarrassment of

The seven years milestone presents a major landmark and opportunity to review the service of President Buhari to the country, and its people.

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Seven years after President Muhammadu took over office, the Presidency has scored the administration high in its achievements in many sectors of the economy .A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina to mark the seventh anniversary said Buhari took the oath of office

The Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI) management team met President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. The steering committee

Buhari has directed the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI) to provide a six-month progress report on the Solid

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI) to provide a six-month progress report on the solid minerals development fund, designed to capture accruals from investments.

[/b]Between 2012 and 2018, five billion dollars in gold was illegally smuggled out of Nigeria.[b] President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMI) to provide a six-month progress report on the Solid Minerals Development Fund, designed to capture accruals from investments. He gave the directive, on Wednesday, at a briefing…

Punch Newspapers Sections Temiloluwa O’Peters The Chairman, Board of the Solid Minerals Development Fund, Uba Malami, has said the organisation will work with critical stakeholders on the development of limestone granules in Ebonyi State. Malami noted in a statement on Wednesday that the fund was already engaging the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative and the OCP of Morocco following the presidential approval of ‘a strategic investment fund for the SMDF to fast track the development of lime...

In this interview, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-trained executive and highly regarded geologist discusses the activities of his Board, stating that ‘the ability of the Board to work with relevant stakeholders to give the SMDF a world-class structure is a key goal that will pave thebway for greater realization of government’s set goals for the SMDF and the entire mining sector.’ Mr Malami, who is certified by the Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists, says the...