archiveMarch 2021

  Industrialists and Manufacturers on Monday said the Naira 4 Dollar Scheme, an initiative by the Central Bank of Nigeria to encourage diaspora remittances would help stabilize the forex situation of the country. They made the assertion in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in...

  Mrs Toki Mabogunje, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), says there is the need to remain committed to closing the gender divide in the public and private sectors of our economy. Mabogunje said this in a report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to commemorate...

  First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its SME specific accounts designed to reinforce the Bank’s role in putting SMEs at an advantage whilst contributing to national growth and development. The SME accounts – which are in two variants – FirstSME Classic and FirstSME Deluxe – are offered to...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 269 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 155, 076. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. It stated that till date, 158, 506 cases have been confirmed, 137, 875 cases...

 Xploit Consulting Ltd and Access Bank PLC, on Saturday, donated 20  hand washing facilities to 10 schools in Niger state to help stem the spread of COVID-19. Dr Tayo Taiwo, Managing Partner of the Xploit consulting Ltd, who presented the facilities to the school authority in Suleija, said that 10...

 The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State chapter, has cautioned against various biases and stereotypes that could deter women from reaching their peak of leadership, careers or businesses.Its Chairman, Dr Adetunji Adenekan, and Secretary, Dr Ime Okon, made the call in a statement they jointly signed in Lagos on Saturday. They spoke ahead...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 1.18 per cent to close the week at 39,331.61 and N20.578 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NSE Industrial Goods and NSE Sovereign Bond Indices which rose by 1.39 per cent...

  restates call for State Police NLTP, ranching, how to resolve farmer-herder clashes says FG can’t grab land   The task of building a society desired by all Nigerians is exerting and requires the contribution of all Nigerians as the challenge for everyone is “to build, not to destroy, to...

  The Federal Government has dismissed a newspaper report that it will be expending N10.6 billion on the distribution of the 3.9 million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the 36 states.Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, who spoke to State House...

 The Institute of Strategic Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (ISEN) has urged government to take steps that would encourage the youth to take more interest in entrepreneurship  to combat the nation’s unemployment indices. Dr Albert Ndeze, Director, Training and Membership, ISEN, gave the advice at the institute’s induction lecture and fellowship award...