archiveJune 19, 2020

.Says scheme will stimulate state's economy post-COVID-19 Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, flagged off a N1 billion Oyo State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Scheme, as part of interventions targeted at stimulating the economy of the state after the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor, while presenting...

*VP says rapes; sexual assaults are blemishes on our collective humanity as a people Together with State governments across the county, and all other stakeholders, the Buhari administration is working harder to deal decisively with the problem of rape and gender-based violence in Nigeria, because every form of sexual assault...

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has suspended the planned reopening of worship centres in the state, citing low compliance with guidelines and precautionary measures against the coronavirus by residents. Abiodun, had in his last address to the state, planned to lift restriction on religious centres with effect from Friday, June...

An economist, Mr Ikechukwu Unegbu, has identified efficient gas export and education as panacea for boosting the country’s foreign trade. Unegbu, a former President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. He...

Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday traded 174.68 million shares valued at N2.01 billion in 3,695 deals. This was in contrast with a turnover of 171.21 million shares worth N2.21 billion exchanged in 3315 deals on Thursday. A breakdown of the activity chart indicates that Mutual Benefits...

The Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) have urged the Federal Government to intervene in the heavy import duties they used to pay for imported meters. They said that such an intervention would help to mitigate delays they usually encountered when clearing meters at the ports in a statement signed by Mr...

Of late, I have nostalgic feelings about my encounters with people and I feel impelled to share some with people. This piece has to do with my direct and circumstantial interactions with Chief Ajibola Ige, popularly called Uncle Bola Ige during his life time. Ige, the nation's former Minister of...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, June 19, 2020 uncovered 400 fresh ghost workers in Kwara state. At the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Commission, N31,000,000( Thirty One Million Naira only), meant for the payment of salaries of the ghost workers, was allegedly shared by the Chairman,...

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in furtherance of his ambition to seek re-election for a second term in the September, 2020 gubernatorial poll in the state. The governor, who had kept a lid on his next move since leaving the All...

SmallBusinesses in Nigeria have listed the most pressing problems impacting their operations to include obtaining finance, finding customers and infrastructure deficits. These are some of the findings from a survey of Micro, Small and Medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria conducted by PwC Nigeria. The survey findings were revealed during...