Nigeria Inflation Rate Hits 17.33 % , the highest in Four Years . The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday March 16, released a report which revealed that the country’s inflation rate rose from 16.46 per cent in January 2021 to 17.33 per cent in February 2021. The latest inflation rate is said to be […]
This may not be the best of times for Nigeria and its citizens around the world as the latest information reaching bluebloodz.com has indicated that the Dubai authorities have tactically banned airlines from carrying Nigerian passengers into the United Arab Emirates effective from today Monday, 1st February, 2020. According to a circular which emanated from […]
The Remaining missing Chibok School Girls finally Escape From Boko Haram hideout bluebloodz.com has learned. Halima Ali Maiyanga, one of more than 100 young women still missing, called her father to say she and others had managed to flee Boko Haram militants on Thursday. “She asked me. Is this my daddy? Is this my daddy, […]
A Dutch court on Friday ordered oil giant Shell to pay compensation in a case brought by four Nigerian farmers who alleged widespread pollution on their land. After 13 years of legal wrangling, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell’s Nigerian branch must pay for damage caused by oil spills. It also held […]
The Presidency has faulted the recent Transparency International’s (TI) report on Corruption Perceptions Index in Nigeria, describing it as an inaccurate portrayal of verifiable facts about the country. TI had, in its most recent document, the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index report, listed Nigeria as the second most corrupt country in West Africa, dropping 13 steps […]
The Federal Government has released $500 million to redeem matured January 2021 Eurobond. The Debt Management Office (DMO) confirmed that “Nigeria’s 6.75% US$500 million January 2021 Eurobond which matures on January 28, 2021 will be redeemed. For this purpose, funds have been made available”. The Debt Management Office in a statement on Thursday said the […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public places mandatory among other measures to curtail spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, told journalists in Abuja on Wednesday that the President signed […]
NIGERIAN residents in Italy are in disagreement with the consular office in Rome over their inability to get their passports renewed due to shortage of booklets. National Union of Nigeria Association in Italy stated this in an appeal letter to the leadership of the National Assembly and the Controller General Nigerian Immigration Services made available […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to engage 30,000 graduates to serve as agriculture extension workers who will provide strategic support to farmers across the country. It also announced on Monday that it had empowered 20 young Nigerian farmers with an initial take off grant of N30m, adding that the fund was provided through […]
The Federal Government has released N6.45bn to set up 38 oxygen plants nationwide to cater for COVID-19 patients who need oxygen. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement issued at the end of the first meeting of the National Economic Council for the […]