archiveSeptember 15, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday unveiled a framework for  implementation of family homes financing initiative to fast track the deployment of 300,000 homes across the country. The CBN said that the financing initiative was introduced to support the Federal Government’s Economic Sustainability programme to fast track the...

Activities on the nation’s bourse closed on a downward trend on Tuesday,  with the market capitalisation dropping by N4 billion. Specifically, the market capitalisation lost N4 billion to close at N13.354 trillion compared with N13.358 trillion achieved on Monday. In the same vein, the All-Share Index lost 7.63 points or...

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year deal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, ending speculation over a potential exit as he entered the final year of his contract. Aubameyang’s decision to stay with Arsenal will be a major boost to manager Mikel Arteta who said he...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that four of its personnel who were abducted by bandits on Monday had been rescued with the help of other security agencies. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Nigerians to endure the pains they might be going through following the increase in petroleum pump price and the hike in electricity tariff. Mr Yekini Nabena, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said...

Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, called on stakeholders in the banking and financial system to take up proactive steps in supporting growth and wealth creation of key sectors of the economy. Emefiele made the call at the 13th Annual Banking and Finance Conference, organised...

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday said that having a Regional Maritime Development Bank would help develop African economy. Amaechi disclosed this when he declared-open the meeting of Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) Committee of Experts on the Regional Maritime Development Bank Project and Interim...

 The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has passed the state’s Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) 2020 through a voice vote. The Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, who disclosed this during the plenary on Tuesday, said that the office of the Clerk had sent the bill to Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his...

  A total of 1,785 successful graduates of the Nigerian Law School were on Tuesday called to the Nigerian Bar. They emerged successful at the January Bar Examination, just as a total of 736 were said to have failed the exams. Giving a breakdown of the result at the Call...

  Google has announced plans to help businesses, job seekers, educational institutions and vulnerable populations as they grapple with the “new normal” and begin to rebuild and recover from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis locally and across the Africa continent. The company’s initiatives will address the need for funding,...