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March 16, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Stakeholder Laud New NIMASA Management

More stakeholders in the maritime industry have commended the new executive management team appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) led by Dr. Bashir Jamoh. According to the Stakeholders, Buhari’s focus on expertise...

March 16, 2020 No Responses

NEITI: Nigeria Earns N69.47b From Solid Minerals Sector In 2018

Nigeria earned N69.47 billion from the Solid Mineral sector in 2018, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives ( NEITI), has disclosed. NEITI disclosed this in its latest audit report of the solid minerals sector released on Sunday in Ab...

March 16, 2020 No Responses

Full Text of Tinubu’s Statement On APC crisis

By Asiwaju Bola Tinubu — Due to alert responses of Lagos and Ogun state governments, actively supported by the federal machinery, Nigeria was able to quickly identify and isolate the two cases of the novel Coronavirus 19. This action, thus...

March 16, 2020 No Responses

SEC Capital Market Institute Expands Operations

As part of measures to provide excellent capital market education to stakeholders, the Nigerian Capital Market Institute (NCMI) is to operate from three centres. This was stated by acting Director-General of the SEC, Ms. Mary Uduk during a meeting with...

March 14, 2020 No Responses

Access Bank Sets Aside N1b For DiamondXtra Season 12

Access Bank Plc on Friday unveiled DiamondXtra season 12 savings promo to boost savings culture and drive Federal Government’s financial inclusion initiative. The bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, Mr Victor Etuokwu, explained at the launch in Lago...

March 14, 2020 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Olusola Adekoya, CEO, Shodex Beautification Landmark Ltd and Member, City Profs Educational Foundation (CPEF) Governing Board; Alhaji Ismail Adetola Lawal, Founder/Chairman, IAL Nigeria Ltd & Chairman, CPEF Board of Patrons; Great Grand Ma, Essie Flor...

March 13, 2020 No Responses

Aisha Buhari Seeks Enabling Environment For Private Hospitals

First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for a review of the interest rates associated with loans from both commercial and development banks granted for the establishment of private hospitals and the provision of.....

March 12, 2020 No Responses

FG Approves N13b For Pest Control In States

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved N13.9billion for the purchase of insecticides for pest control in states affected by quelea birds. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono disclosed this when he a...

March 10, 2020 No Responses

Adesola Adeduntan,CEO,FirstBank: How To Do Well By Doing Good

I travel to meet Dr Adesola Adeduntan in Edinburgh, where he has been invited to give a keynote address at the Edinburgh School of Business about the role of financial institutions in driving financial inclusion.Fittingly, as you land in Edinburgh,...

March 10, 2020 No Responses

FG Disburses N15m Micro Credit Loan To 1,500 Women In Kebbi

The Federal Government on Monday empowered 1,500 women and youths in Kebbi with a N15 million micro credit to boost their businesses. News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the disbursement was done through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE)...

March 10, 2020 No Responses

Kaduna, Pwc Train 180 Officers On Risk-Based Internal Audit

The Kaduna State Government in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a multinational professional services network, has commenced a three-day training for 180 audit officers in the state on Risk-Based Internal Audit (RBIA). Associate Director, PwC, Ye...

March 10, 2020 No Responses

Access Bank Unveils TraderLite For Micro SMEs

In the bid to stimulate the growth of the economy, Nigeria’s leading retail bank, Access bank plc has launched TraderLite, an account that enables micro businesses, with turnover between N50, 000 – N1Million, operate their businesses with their individual ...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

NEPZA Partners World Bank On Capacity Building, Infrastructural Development

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) is to partner World Bank and International Financial Cooperation (IFC) on staff capacity building and infrastructural development for Free Trade Zones in the country. NEPZA Acting Managing Director, Mr Bitr...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

FCT Targets N100bn Revenue In 2020

The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT IRS) has projected N100billion revenue in 2020. The Executive Chairman of FCT IRS, Mr Abdullahi Attah disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He...