Gov. El-Rufai inaugurates Milk Farm Project to help expand national capacity, over reliance on importation
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday inaugurated a 1000 Household Milk Farm Project in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of the state. The governor,…
Access Bank acquires Kenya’s Transnational Bank
Access Bank, has acquired Kenya’s Transnational Bank, the Kenyan central bank said on Friday. The deal is the latest in the East African nation’s banking sector, where a cap on…
Nigeria, Ghana, others kick against renaming the CFA to ECO
After an extraordinary general meeting of ECOWAS heads of state and governments in the West African Monetary Zone, Nigeria and 5 other Anglophone nations (Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia, Liberia, Sierra…
N3.26 trn local debt to mature this year – DMO
Patience Oniha, DMO boss The debt office said a total of 3.26 trillion naira worth of local debt would mature this year while it planned to issue a total…
Nigeria to introduce a 15-year debt maturity for the first time – DMO
Patience Oniha, DMO boss Foreign investors cut their participation in Nigerian government bond auctions last year, buying just 4.39% of all bonds issued compared with the previous year when…
FAAC: State Govts receive N191.3bn for the month of December
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N716.298 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of December 2019. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and…
Rice sufficiency: Lagos AFAN acquires 200 hectres of land for rice farming
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State Chapter, says it has acquired 200 hectares of farmland for rice cultivation in Epe area of the state. Mr…
Trump urges Boeing to move fast in resolving 737 MAX issues
U.S. President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Boeing Co to move quickly to resolve issues with the grounded 737 MAX, noting the planemaker’s significant impact on…
We’ll solve our infrastructure challenges using PPP – Sanwo-Olu
L-R: Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Aramide Adeyoye; Director, Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies, Prof. Anthony Kila; Special Adviser to the Governor…
Each person on earth owes $32,500 as global debt hits $257 trillion
Global debt is expected to climb to a new all-time high of more than $257 trillion in the coming months, the Institute of International Finance estimated on Monday, adding there…