archiveApril 2021

  The Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech) has released the cut-off marks for placement of candidates for its full-time National Diploma (ND) programme for the 2020/2021 academic session.Mr Joe Ejiofor, the Deputy Registrar of the college, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...

 The nation’s bourse extended its bullish run on Tuesday with the market capitalisation increasing by N88 billion due to buy-interest in bellwether stocks.Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N20.330 trillion, inched higher by N88 billion to close at N20.418 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index rose by 167.56 points or...

As bill to establish National Livestock Bureau scales second reading in Senate President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the development of the livestock industry in Nigeria is critical to the diversification and growth of economy. Lawan made this known on Tuesday in his remark after a bill...

  The National Defence College (NDC) has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its role in tackling corruption in Nigeria, while seeking closer partnership between the institutions in the realization of their mandates. Rear Admiral O.B Daji, Commandant NDC, stated this on Tuesday April 20, 2021 when...

  The Senate has called on the Federal Government to introduce liberal policies such as the provision of industrial and larger tax incentives to encourage local investments in cement production in Nigeria. According to the Upper Chamber, doing so would, besides attracting local investors, boost the production of cement as...

 Mrs Nma Okoroji, President, National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NACOPPMAN), has urged the Federal and State Governments to establish coconut plantations to harness the value chain potential. Okoroji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that coconut value chain had huge potentials...

BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organisation leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in Nigeria, has released a detailed research report on COVID-19 Fund Management in Nigeria titled “COVID-19 Fund: Fiscal Support, Palliative Analysis & Institutional Response.” In this research, we reviewed Nigeria’s current fiscal support and institutional response to the...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday, said the trade volume between Nigeria and the Republic of South Korea declined by 74 per cent within a two-year period. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, said the volume of trade between both countries dropped from $5m in...

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Dattijo Usman as a Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission. Usman’s confirmation followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Saidu Alkali, while presenting the report, said the...

The Senate, on Tuesday, mandated the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the alleged invasion of Rice Traders’ shops by men of the Nigerian Customs that resulted in the carting away of goods to the tune of N85 million naira. This followed receipt of a petition from...