archiveMay 27, 2022

  Divisional Head, Retail, SME Banking and E-Business, Unity Bank Plc, Mr. Olufunwa Akinmade, has explained that the “raison d’etre for launching the Bank’s latest retail product called Yanga is to create a unique product proposition aimed at empowering the underbanked women entrepreneurs in Nigeria”. Akinmade, who stated this during...

*VP headlines presentation of Situation Analysis of Children in Nigeria, discusses how to end child poverty While the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has made significant strides in improving child welfare across the country, more can still be done to safeguard the future of every Nigerian child, with the convergence of...

  commends support, reinvigorating products   The winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 7, Progress Chukwuyem, has applauded the award-winning Bigi carbonated soft drink brand of Rite Foods for the massive role in ensuring the success of the music talent discovery platform, for making it memorable, the fabulous gift offered...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, felicitates the Nigerian child on the occasion of this year's Children's Day. Lawan notes that May 27 was set aside to draw attention to the rights and plights of children in Nigeria. The Senate President says the nation must continue to do more...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday announced the extension of the deadline for political parties to conduct their primaries for the 2023 general elections by six days. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Mr Festus Okoye, announced this in a statement...

  Savannah Energy the British independent energy company focused around the delivery of projects that matter in Africa has announced the signing of an agreement with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of the Republic of Chad for the development of up to 500 megawatts  of renewable energy projects supplying...

Association of Nigerian Chartered Architects (ANCA) said that its attention has been drawn to the unfortunate press statement by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in The Guardian Newspaper of 23rd May , 2022, page 24, with the sole aim of truncating the activities of the Architects Registration Council...

  Given Nigeria’s ambitious climate goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 47 per cent by 2030, conditional on international support, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Regulation Limited, Ms. Tinuade Awe, has urged all critical stakeholders to prioritize implementing initiatives that positively benefit the environment and combat climate...

The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2023 presidential election. The presiding judge, Justice Isa Hamma Dashen, gave the judgement on Friday. Dashen also held that the right of Jonathan to seek another term in office cannot be...

    In today’s world, making financial services accessible is fast becoming a key area of concern to policymakers for the well-known reason that it has far reaching economic implications. To this end, financial inclusion has assumed a greater level of importance due to its perceived relevance as catalyst for...