archiveFebruary 3, 2021

    In recognition of SMEs as critical agents of economic development and transformation in Nigeria, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continues to support the growth and development of small businesses in Nigeria. The most recent of these efforts was the webinar hosted by The Exchange on Wednesday, 3 February...

...as state celebrates 45th creation anniversary Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said on Wednesday that his government will continue to implement policies and programmes that will ensure that the state remains a pace-setter in both human and physical development. The governor, who stated this while congratulating indigenes and residents...

  An electricity consumer group, ‘Where’s the Light Movement,’ has called on the Federal Government to reverse the power sector privatisation policy for failing to achieve its set goals. The group said the sector should be returned to public ownership under democratic control and management of workers and electricity consumers....

  I am committed and I will fight for a world free of breast and cervical cancer, says Mrs Akeredolu As February 4th marks world cancer day, the Ondo State First Lady, Mrs Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu has expressed her commitment to fighting the breast and cervical cancer scourge among the...

  It is my honour and privilege to present to you, for consideration a proposal on regional autonomy and devolution of powers. Common Fundamentals are policy goals in the political, economic, cultural, religious and social affairs of a nation that often must be similar to achieve political cohesion. These Common...

  An insurance company, AIICO Insurance Plc, says it recorded a Gross Premium of N62.0 billion for its financial period ended Dec. 31, 2020. The insurer said this in a statement released on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange NSE) on Wednesday in Lagos. The company said the information...

  The Senior Pastor of The Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare, says the Nigerian government is guilty of aiding the Fulani herdsmen committing crimes across the country. Bakare said this during an Instagram live programme with the publisher of the Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu. He condemned the atrocities of...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has begun the National Business Sample Survey (NBSS), a component of National Business Sample Census (NBSC). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Sunday Ichedi, NBS’s Head, Public Affairs and International Relations on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Ichedi, the NBSS which...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of additional 20 private universities across the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday. According to...

Mr Boye Ademola, Partner and Lead, Digital Transformation, KPMG, on Wednesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to initiate a policy on open banking in Nigeria to transform the sector. Ademola made the call during a virtual panel discussion on Open Banking Exchange (OBEx) with the theme, “Open...