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December 2, 2019 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation To Open Applications For 2020 Entrepreneurship Programme January 1, 2020

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) — Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs — will begin accepting applications for the 2020 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, on January 1, 2020. Applications are made through TEFConnect, the digital networking...

December 1, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Gives Housing Project Contractors Three Months Ultimatum

The Lagos State Government, on Saturday directed contractors handling the LAGOSHOMS Sangotedo Housing Scheme (1), in Eti Osa Local Government Area of the state to remobilize to site and complete work within three months. The Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf....

December 1, 2019 No Responses

Adebayo: NSE’s Interactive Session For Consumer Goods Sector Timely, Commendable

It is indeed my singular honour and privilege to address you at this CEO Interactive Session for the Consumer Goods Sector, a programme put up by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). This event is timely at this stage of our...

November 30, 2019 No Responses

Ecobank, Standard Chartered Lead In Q3 Capital Importation To Nigeria

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Ecobank Nigeria and the local unit of Standard Chartered Bank have joined Stanbic IBTC Bank to become foreign investors’ favourites for investment deals. Details of the Bureau report showed that out of 26 banks....

November 29, 2019 No Responses

FMBN Releases N5.4b Loan To Build 664 Houses

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has released about N5.4 billion to some cooperative societies to build 664 houseing units. The Managing Director of the bank, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa made this known at the 4th Annual Conference of Federal...

November 29, 2019 No Responses

“Nigeria Loses 68,000 Women Yearly To Pregnancy, Childbirth Complications”

Nigeria is losing 68,000 women yearly as a result of pregnancy and child birth complications, Prof. Dolapo Lufadeju, the National Coordinator, Rotary International Project on National Family Planning Campaign, has said. Lufadeju disclosed this on Thursday duri...

November 29, 2019 No Responses

DBN Holds Workshop For Executives Of Microfinance Banks

The Development Bank of Nigeria as part of its advocacy initiative has held a capacity-building programmeon Environmental & Social Risk Management practice for top executives of Microfinance Banks recently in Lagos. Giving his opening remarks, the Ma...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

NNPC, Firm Seal Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Pipeline Project Deal

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited (CPPECL) and Brantex Consortium, have concluded plans for the commencement of work on the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Pipeline (AKK) project. The Group Managing Dire...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Begins Payment Of N35,000 Minimum Wage November

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the implementation of N35,000 minimum wage for the state workers. In a circular signed by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, on Wednesday, said the implementation was with effect from Nov. 1....

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Audi To Sack 9,500 Workers

Volkswagen AG’s premium Audi brand plans to cut 9,500 jobs in Germany as part of a sweeping overhaul to improve earnings by around 6 billion euros ($6.61 billion) over the next decade. The positions will be culled through voluntary measures...

November 27, 2019 No Responses

Oyo Budgets N208.8 b For 2020

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday presented N208.8 billion Appropriation Bill for the 2020 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the budget presented by Makinde was N77 billion lower...

November 27, 2019 No Responses

Senate Seeks Speedy Completion Of Ajaokuta-Otukpo Rail Line

The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Transportation to immediately take steps to ensure completion of the construction of the Ajaokuta-Otukpo rail line. The upper chamber also advised the Ministry to incorporate construction of siding ra...

November 27, 2019 No Responses

Lagos To Register Places Of Worship

The Lagos State Government says plans are on to register religious houses, to ensure sanity in the state. The Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, made this known on Tuesday in Alausa, Ikeja, during a Stakeholders...

November 26, 2019 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Approves N154.62b New Securities In Q3

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new securities worth N154.62 billion in the third quarter of 2019. The commission disclosed this in its current Nigerian Journal of Securities Market obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...