Category: News

Nigeria Prize for Literature: Board Shortlists Cole, Abdullahi, Nasiru
September 10, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Prize for Literature: Board Shortlists Cole, Abdullahi, Nasiru

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has approved a final shortlist of three books out of the list of 11 released in July 2018. The books are Embers by Soji Cole, Death and The King’s Grey Hair...
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Afreximbank, CDB Seal $500m African Trade Agreement
September 8, 2018 No Responses

Afreximbank, CDB Seal $500m African Trade Agreement

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has  signed a 500-million dollar facility with the China Development Bank (CDB) to support trade enabling infrastructure projects across the continent. Mr Obi Emekekwue, the bank’s Director and Global Head, Commu...
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Panel To Recover $7b Bailout Funds From Commercial Banks
September 8, 2018 No Responses

Panel To Recover $7b Bailout Funds From Commercial Banks

The Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property is to recover the seven billion dollars bailout fund granted commercial banks between 2006 and 2008. The panel Chairman, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, said in Abuja on Friday that the banks...
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Osinbajo: Business Support Services, MSMEs Must Be Sustained
September 7, 2018 No Responses

Osinbajo: Business Support Services, MSMEs Must Be Sustained

The Vice-President, Prof.Yemi Osinbanjo, has called for the sustenance of the Business Support Services and financing of 15,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that th...
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Heritage Bank, Multichoice Boost Africa Film Industry
September 6, 2018 No Responses

Heritage Bank, Multichoice Boost Africa Film Industry

Heritage Bank Plc has partnered MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, owners of the DSTV and GOTV brands to boost film industry with the sponsorship of the 2018 edition of the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA). Speaking at the event which held...
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Trajectory Of Agribusiness In Nigeria
September 6, 2018 No Responses

Trajectory Of Agribusiness In Nigeria

 By Titus O. Olowokere –    Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, with the largest economy in the continent- in close competition with South Africa – and a population of 180 million people, has a firm position among the...
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Nigeria Warns Civil Servants Against Over-Bloated Budgets
September 6, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Warns Civil Servants Against Over-Bloated Budgets

The Federal Government has expressed concern over unethical vices which have been known to engender over-bloated budgetary allocations for salaries, incomes and wages of civil servants, warning that such practices should stop henceforth. The government therefo...
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Nigeria Approves N6 Trillion For National Strategic Health Development Plan II
September 6, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Approves N6 Trillion For National Strategic Health Development Plan II

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‘Nigeria’s Partnership With China Generates $5b Projects’
September 5, 2018 No Responses

‘Nigeria’s Partnership With China Generates $5b Projects’

Nigeria’s partnership with China through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has resulted in the execution of vital infrastructure projects across the country, valued at over $5 billion in the last three years of the current administration. Preside...
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SAHCOL Appoints Agboarumi Managing Director
September 4, 2018 No Responses

SAHCOL Appoints Agboarumi Managing Director

Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has appointed Mr. Basil Agboarumi as the company’s new Managing Director (MD).  His appointment as substantive MD was conveyed in a letter to him by the Board of Directors over the weekend.  Agboarumi had.....
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Taiwo Afolabi, SIFAX Group Boss Explains Proposed Investment In Gambia
September 4, 2018 No Responses

Taiwo Afolabi, SIFAX Group Boss Explains Proposed Investment In Gambia

Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, has explained the rationale behind SIFAX Group’s proposed investment in Gambia. He noted that the desire to contribute meaningfully to the rebuilding of the country’s economy was responsible fo...
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Chinese Oil Firm Guarantees Funding For NNPC’s Project As Buhari Attends FOCAC Business Summit
September 4, 2018 No Responses

Chinese Oil Firm Guarantees Funding For NNPC’s Project As Buhari Attends FOCAC Business Summit

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has assured the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, of its unflinching commitment towards securing funding for the successful financing and subsequent exe...
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Buhari: I’m Not Afraid Of Free, Fair Elections In 2019
September 3, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: I’m Not Afraid Of Free, Fair Elections In 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari says as a beneficiary of free and fair elections, he is not afraid of a credible process in 2019. To this effect, the president reaffirmed his commitment to making sure that the 2019 polls would be free,...
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Buhari To Sign $328m ICT Agreement In China
September 2, 2018 No Responses

Buhari To Sign $328m ICT Agreement In China

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Beijing Saturday to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding September 3 – 4, 2018. During the 6-day official visit of the Nigerian President, he is expected to join his Chinese...
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