Border closure: CBN will do everything possible to promote local products, says Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has vowed that the apex bank would not allow the country to be used as a dumping…
Employment: At NCC we give preference to physically challenged persons – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Monday said that the organisation would give preference to the physically challenged in employments. Danbatta made the…
Tramadol seizures in West Africa jumps ten-fold in three years – Report
Seizures of Tramadol drug increased ten-fold from 17 tonnes in 2014 to 170 tonnes in 2017 in West Africa, according to West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Report…
AfDB approves record capital boost of 125% to $208 billion to meet funding needs
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank’s board approved a 125 per cent capital increase to $208 billion on Thursday, the largest in the lender’s history, AfDB President…
LASG, U.S gov’t collaborate to treat 60,000 HIV patientsÂ
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government says it is collaborating with the U.S. Government on the treatment of additional 60,000 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the state….
I would like Brazil to join OPEC -President Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that he wants his country to join OPEC, a move that would add the most significant new…
Incredible: MTN Nigeria makes N856.48bn in nine months of 2019
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Wednesday announced a revenue of N856.48 billion for nine months ended Sept. 30, 2019. The revenue figure is on the company’s nine months unaudited result…
Revealed! NDDC has 12,000 abandoned projects, FG inaugurates management committee
No fewer than 12,000 abandoned projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been identified in the Niger Delta region, says Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio….
N100bn needed to revive Cotton, Textile and Garment sub sector –Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele says more than N100 billion is needed to revive Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) sub sector. Emefiele said…
Make USSD codes free to boost financial inclusion: Stakeholders tell banks, telcos
Participants at the Nigeria Fintech Week in Lagos on Tuesday said telecommunications, banks and Fintech stakeholders needed to partner to make USSD short codes free to all users to boost…