archiveSeptember 2020

The UK Government has expressed surprised at the federal government’s stance, that it would consider disrespectful to Nigeria’s sovereignty, for any outside authority to sit in judgment over the conduct of its citizens and apply punitive measures such as visa restriction, unilaterally. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing,...

  First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the appointment of Mrs. Oluwande Muoyo as a Non-Executive Director. Muoyo joined the board of First Bank from FBN Holdings Plc., the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Speaking on her appointment, a statement from the bank quoted its CEO,...

Data released by the Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN) has revealed that fewer than 25 million Nigerians have enjoyed credit in the last decade even as the body has expressed concerns over the dwindling credit penetration for consumers in Nigeria. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, CRC Credit...

The Minister of State Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Yalwaji Katagum disclosed on Thursday that special focus will be given to 45per cent female owned Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and five per cent for special needs owned MSMEs through the N75billion Survival Fund. She added that this grant...

  advocates international cooperation to curtail illicit financial flows   There is a compelling need to strengthen international cooperation in the global effort to curtail the menace of Illicit financial flows as current international mechanisms are not strong enough to address the menace, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. This...

…says committee not meant to witch-hunt caretaker chairmen Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, inaugurated a Performance Audit Committee for Local Government Administration in the state. The governor,  who inaugurated the committee at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that the committee would evaluate and assess the performance...

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Organised Labour over the recent hike in fuel price and electricity tariff has been postponed till Monday, Sept. 28, for further deliberation, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Labour leaders and the Federal Government had met in Abuja on Thursday to...

 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  has advised  the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to compromise the credibility of Ondo Governorship election with the contemplation of using the  Z-pad technology in voter accreditation process. The Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee, PDP National Campaign Council for Ondo Governorship election, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, gave the advice in a...

...says Oyo State is open to business Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, officially kickstarted the process of reviving the moribund Pacesetter Fruit Processing Company, Oko, when he handed it over to AGVEST Limited. The event, which took place at the premises of the company in Oko, Surulere...

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Umar Abbah has disclosed that the Commission recovered over N4.16 billion from lottery companies, being revenue owed to the government, which they refused to remit. He made the disclosure on September 24, 2020 at the EFCC Headquarters while...