archiveSeptember 20, 2019

  Social media platform, Twitter, has deactivated over 4,000 accounts suspected to be spreading fake news in a bid to change people's opinion. The platform made this known on Friday, saying that the accounts were used as pro-government propaganda channels. The deactivated accounts were operated from places like the United...

  The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has solicited active working synergy with journalists and other stakeholders in the fight against substandard goods in the country. Mr Wanza Kussiy, the SON Coordinator in charge of Sokoto and Zamfara States, made the appeal in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria...

  The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has advised the Federal Government to private redundant public assets as part of its efforts to shore up revenue. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, at the end of the two-day MPC meeting on Friday, said the committee noted...

President Muhammadu Buhari says the closure of Nigerian land borders for a limited period due to massive smuggling is already yielding positive result for the economy. The president stated this when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Association for Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) at the...

Union Bank has announced the second edition of its annual education fair – Edu360, in line with its efforts to support education as a vital sector for Nigeria’s growth and development. The three-day event themed, ‘Education Beyond Walls’ will take place at the Union Bank Sports Centre in Surulere, Lagos...

  Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the President of  Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has called on the Federal Government to close the gap between the rich and the poor to reduce the high rate of insecurity. Ogunyemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that continued kidnapping of...

  The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, says the Federal Government is committed to addressing challenges inhibiting investments and economic growth. Adebayo spoke during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Presidential Policy Dialogue on the Economy on Friday in Lagos. He said that relevant...

  Economic experts have highlighted problematic areas the newly-constituted economic advisory team of the president should focus on to address the economic challenges confronting the country. The experts spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, in reaction to the recently-constituted Economic Advisory...

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved 500,000 dollars grant to support the development of clean energy in Nigeria. A statement issued by the bank on Friday said that the grant was approved under the AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). SEFA is a multi-donor facility established to...

  The World Bank has advised Nigeria to scale up its social investment programmes to address the large number of people living in extreme poverty in the country. The World Bank Country Director, Mr Rachid Benmessaoud stated this on Friday at the launch of the Africa Social Safety Nets Report...