archiveSeptember 6, 2017

*Says resources meant to address specific challenges must be properly managed “We must ensure that funds that are meant to address issues like this are properly managed but we have to be consistent and cooperate with the state government and other authorities because the problem cannot be solved overnight.” Remarks...

Microsoft has partnered with Future Project, a non-governmental organization on economic development and technology incubation. The project, which is aimed at equipping 2,500 youth across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria through training and deployment of funds is to build “socially inclined, high profit, and highly competitive enterprises capable of...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.58 per cent, while the year-to-date return stood at 32.50 per cent. The All-Share Index closed at 35,609.07 against the previous close of 35,403.92 while Market Capitalization closed at ₦12.273 trillion against previous close of...

The Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr Yemi Kale, has said that the effect of Nigeria coming out of recession will not be immediately felt by the people. Kale, the Statistician-General of the Federation, made the statement in Abuja on Wednesday at a news conference. “There is...

After talks with top officials and people left destitute by the crisis in Northeast Nigeria, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley on Wednesday hailed the massive and joint push by Nigerian authorities and humanitarian workers to save lives, but warned the momentum must continue in the...

Fidelity Bank is touching lives and impacting positively on communities, pan-Nigeria, with its Fidelity Helping Hands Project (FHHP); an initiative that enables the bank and its staff to carry out Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) interventions. Last week it was the turn of a community in North Eastern part of the...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari told members of his party before he was first elected that he would only seek one term, implying he did not intend at that time to run in 2019, the minister of women’s affairs told Reuters on Wednesday. The comments by Aisha Alhassan could heighten uncertainty...

Organisers of the Top 50 Brands Nigeria said Shoprite and Channels television may be listed on the Top 10 Brands to watch in Nigeria, as plans are concluded for the 2017 edition of the Top 50 Brands Nigeria award. According to the Chief Executive Officer, Top 50 Brands Nigeria, Taiwo...

A report by the Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDCL) has claimed that only one per cent of Nigerians enjoyed during the oil boom period that predated the recent economic hardship being witnessed in the country. The research and financial advisory company, in its Economic Bulletin for August 2017 recently released,...

Majority of the state across the federation, have utilised the second tranche of the Paris Club refund they received to clear the arrears of their serving and retired workers’ entitlements. A survey carried out by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicated that 68% of State governments adhered to the...