archiveMarch 14, 2024

  President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Temitope Ilori to serve as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years. The appointment was announced in a statement signed by President Tinubu’s media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday. Dr. Ilori...

    The Federal Government has inaugurated a special committee to tackle social vices in tertiary institutions. Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, inaugurated the committee put together by Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Thursday in Abuja. The committee is headed by a former...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a directive to all banks on the need to strictly comply with recent foreign exchange policy reforms. In a letter signed by the Acting Director, Banking Supervision, Dr. Adetona Adedeji on Thursday addressed to banking institutions, the CBN stressed the need for...

The Lagos state governor, Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has decided to introduce a 25 per cent discount on food items. This was posted via the Lagos state government’s official X handle on Thursday, March 14th, 2024. This groundbreaking initiative has not only alleviated the hardships faced by numerous households but has...

    The Nigeria’s economy received N2.88 tillion revenue through Value Added Tax (VAT) and Company Income Tax (CIT) in the fourth quarter of 2023 This is according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The VAT collections for Q4 2023 was N1.20 trillion, marking...

The Federal Government of Nigeria plans to raise a total of $1 billion in external borrowing through the issuance of Eurobonds. Ahead of the Eurobond issuance, the Federal Government has contracted Citibank NA, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., to guide it and ensure the bonds are...

  The presidency has restated its commitment to the implementation of the student loan scheme, indicating that a new take-off date would be determined soon. This clarification follows a statement by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, suggesting that the implementation of the scheme had...

By Segun Adeleye The stage is set for the epic battle of who will become the next  Governor of Ondo State as the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Tuesday formally declared his intention to contest. Aiyedatiwa  who became the governor on December 27, 2023, following the demise of his principal,...

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading instrumental infrastructure solutions provider, has joined forces with Ecobank Nigeria and Soto Gallery to host the +234Art Fair, a 10-day international exhibition intended as a springboard to promote Africa’s art and its artists. The exhibition will display more than a thousand works...

Access Holdings has announced the return of Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CFR as its Non-Executive Chairman. He replaces Mr. Abubakar Jimoh, the erstwhile Chairman of the HoldCo who remains on the Board as an Independent non-executive director. This visionary and accomplished leader is bringing an outstanding record of accomplishments, wealth of...