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BANKINGOTHER BUSINESSESTOP STORY

Unity Bank rewards winners in the UniFiers Project

  As part of its new focus on the youth segment and further to the launch ofUNiFi product, the Bank’s new Youth and Digital Banking initiative, Unity Bank Plc recently rewarded the creativity of three young people. These recipients – referred to as Unifiers – demonstrated their innovativeness and distinguished...
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Senate summons IGP over Melaye’s arrest

The Nigerian Senate Wednesday summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over the way the arrest of Senator Dino Melaye was handled. Melaye was arrested on Tuesday in Abuja weeks after he was declared wanted and placed on INTERPOL watchlist. The police said the senator had a case to answer after...
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Lagos seals three baby factory, rescues 162 abandon babies

Lagos State Government has sealed no fewer than three baby factories and rescued 162 abandoned babies, sexually abused children among others. The State Government also removed from the streets 1,680 children, beggars/destitute/mentally challenged persons, to ensure sanity returns to roads in the state. Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mr....
IT & TELECOMSOTHER BUSINESSESTOP STORY

Telecom sector contributed N8.6tn to Nigeria’s economy in 2017 – BudgIT

  The telecommunication sector contributed N8.6 trillion to the economy, a report released by a civic technology organization, BudgIT Nigeria, has revealed. The report titled: “Operational and Fund Management Analysis of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF)”, showed that Nigeria’s e-commerce sector would grow by N15.5 trillion in the next...
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FEC approves N68.6bn for road projects

N64.108bn of it for Lagos-Ibadan Expessway The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N68.6 billion for roads construction in the country. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, revealed this after FEC meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him,...
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