CBN Disburses N12.65b Agric Intervention Fund

CBN Disburses N12.65b Agric Intervention Fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N12.65 billion to the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), its flagship agriculture intervention scheme from January till date. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said this on Tuesday in Abuja, when he read the...
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CATA Tasks Tax Administrators On Global Technological Advancements

CATA Tasks Tax Administrators On Global Technological Advancements

Tax administrators must keep up with the dynamics occasioned by disruptive new technologies of the 21st century, and arm themselves with the necessary skills, capacity and character for effective and efficient tax administration in the fourth industrial revolu...
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SSANU Tasks FG On Varsities Outstanding N50b Earned Allowances

SSANU Tasks FG On Varsities Outstanding N50b Earned Allowances

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal Government to pay the N50 billion outstanding Earned Allowances to universities and Inter-University Centres in the country. The SSANU National President, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, ...
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WFE: $25tri Wiped Off Global Stock Markets

WFE: $25tri Wiped Off Global Stock Markets

New data published by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and central clearing counterparties, indicates that $25 trillion was wiped off global stock markets in 2022.City Business News reports that WFE’s Financial...
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EFCC Steps Up Action Against Vote Buying, Deploys Teams

EFCC Steps Up Action Against Vote Buying, Deploys Teams

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its personnel across the states where Governorship and State Assembly elections will take place on Saturday. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Friday i...
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FIRS, UK Sign Capacity Building MoU

FIRS, UK Sign Capacity Building MoU

Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom’s His Royal Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) aimed at fostering improved collaboration on capacity building between the two tax aut...
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Presco Bags Company Of The Year Award

Presco Bags Company Of The Year Award

Presco Plc has emerged winner of the year 2022 company of the year award in recognition of its c contribtions to the agricultural sector in Nigeria.. Speaking  at the  2023 Investors’s summit held on thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State, the org...
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Railway Retirees Pass Vote Of No Confidence On Two NRC Unions

Railway Retirees Pass Vote Of No Confidence On Two NRC Unions

The Association of Nigeria Railway Senior Citizens (ANRSC), the umbrella body of retirees of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has passed a vote of no confidence on the leadership of two in-house unions of the corporation. The Chairman of ANRSC,...
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FEC Approves N15b For Road Linking 2nd Niger Bridge, €3.7m For Power

FEC Approves N15b For Road Linking 2nd Niger Bridge, €3.7m For Power

The Federal executive Council has approved N15 billion for the construction of an access road linking the Benin-Asaba expressway to the second Niger bridge. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this when he briefed State House co...
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Air Peace: Sustaining Route Dominance

Air Peace: Sustaining Route Dominance

By Stanley Olisa It is incontrovertible that Nigeria’s aviation industry is laden with humongous challenges, ranging from forex crunch, fuel crisis, inadequate technical manpower, statutory bottlenecks, etc, making it tough for airlines to stay afloat and su...
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Lassa Fever Deaths Rise To 109 In One Month

Lassa Fever Deaths Rise To 109 In One Month

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed that 22 states of the federation recorded 109 deaths from Lassa Fever in January 2023. The NCDC via its official website on Tuesday said the infections were recorded in...
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Poultry Association Laments Rising Cost Of Eggs

Poultry Association Laments Rising Cost Of Eggs

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has blamed the hike in the price of eggs on cash scarcity and the rising cost of raw materials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the cost of a crate of eggs...
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DMO Re-Opens Auction For N360b FGN Bonds

DMO Re-Opens Auction For N360b FGN Bonds

The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Tuesday offered four Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Bonds valued at N360 billion for subscription through auction. According to the DMO, the first offer is a February 2028 FGN Bond valued at N90 billion...
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Okomu Oil Empowers Women  On Waste To Wealth Initiatives   

Okomu Oil Empowers Women  On Waste To Wealth Initiatives   

Okomu Oil Palm Plc has empowered not less than 70 women on how to turn waste to wealth as part of activities to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day. According to Okomu Oil Palm Plc, the two day skills acquisition...
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