archiveSeptember 21, 2018

  *Interest-free loans for petty traders now in 9 states and the FCT   As the Buhari administration’s TraderMoni continues to expand across the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will on Saturday formally launch the initiative in Owerri, Imo State capital. TraderMoni, which is part of the Federal Government’s...

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Bamigboye family on the death of retired Brigadier-General David Bamigboye, the first military governor of Kwara. The president’s condolence message was made available in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday. The...

  The Minister of Communications, Adabayo Shittu, has said that he has no case to answer for not participating in the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme, arguing that his case was different from that of the former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun. Shittu, who spoke to...

The European Union (EU) Election Observers say they will monitor Saturday’s governorship election in Osun with an eye on vote-buying. Mr Ketil Karlsen, the EU ambassador to Nigeria, said this at a news conference on Friday in Osogbo. Karlsen said that the EU was hopeful that the modalities put in...

Polaris Bank takes over The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating license of Skye Bank Plc even as the apex bank said on Friday that Polaris Bank has taken over its assets and liabilities. Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this during a press briefing in Lagos...