archiveSeptember 2020

As more socioeconomic activities open in Lagos State, there is a growing call for increased vigilance in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. It is in light of this that The Nigerian Stock Exchange (The NSE) donated over 3,000 face masks to transport workers, teachers and artisans. This donation...

  *Adds: Nigerian Economic Society should be more involved in public policy debates * VP understands economic development - NES   As African countries brace up for the effective implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, one of the many ways by which the continent can maximize...

Proprietors of Private Polytechnics in Nigeria on Thursday disagreed with lecturers that tertiary institutions should remain closed to activities due to COVID - 19 pandemic, saying they were not sincere. They called on the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to announce date within the current phase of COVID -...

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised the public to exercise caution in the consumption of alcoholic beverages that could have deteriorating effects on their health. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the agency, who gave the advice in a statement on Friday,...

    The 225 Wards of Rice Farmers Association of Kebbi State, have appealed to the Federal and State Governments, as well as the Central Bank to suspend the anchor borrower’s loan repayment until 2021 to 2022. Chairman of the association, Shehu Abubakar-Zaki, appealed Birnin Kebbi yesterday while briefing reporters...

  Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians of the increasing incidents of fraud across social media platforms. This is in line with the NCC functions and objectives under the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, to promote and protect the interests of telecom consumers. The NCC, in a statement signed...

The key market indicators of the nation’s bourse recorded first week gain on Thursday, rebounding by 0.38 per cent on renewed bargain hunting. Specifically, the All-Share Index improved by 96.06 per cent or 0.38 per cent to close at 25,520.97 against 25,424.91 posted on Wednesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation rose...

Mr Tola Johnson, Special Assistant to the President on Micro Small and Medium and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs), says 100,000 small businesses will get N50,000 each as part of COVID-19 economic stimulus. Johnson disclosed this at the inauguration of the Implementation of Survival Fund and Guaranteed Off-Take Stimulus Schemes for MSMEs on...

 The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says its members made donations worth N8 billion in cash and N300million worth of palliative materials to both Federal and States Governments during the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Mansur Ahmed, President of MAN, made this known at the 48th Annual General Meeting of...

A first prosecution witness in the trial of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, and seven others being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, September 10, 2020,  told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that only Megatech Engineering Limited was registered with the Special Control...