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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed N12.65 billion to farmers under its Anchor Borrowers’ programme (ABP) in the first two months of 2023. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while reading the communiqué issued at the end of the 290th...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has revealed that a total of 3,834,244 attacks originating within and outside Nigeria were blocked during the governorship and state assembly elections. Pantami said the blockage was facilitated by cyberspace infrastructure put in place by the government to monitor activities in...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has apologised to Nigerians for the rise in failed electronic banking transactions. Emefiele, who spoke at the end of the two-day monetary policy committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the issue will be resolved quickly. According...

  The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria's Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the applicability of the Duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies....

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N170.42 in February 2022 to N263.76 in February 2023. It made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for February 2023 released in Abuja on Tuesday. It stated that the February 2023...

The public concourse at the Terminal C of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja is the first beneficiary of a Telecom Consumer Assistance, Resolution and Enquires (TELCARE) Centre unveiled by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was as one of the series of events to mark the 2023 International Consumers Rights...

In line with the vision of the governing council, the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS)  to admit into their membership community, persons who have distinguished themselves as thoroughbred professionals of the calibre deserving of being honorary stockbrokers, the Council resolved to admit 10 eminent Nigerians, seven of who have already...

Bigi Premium Water brand of Rite Foods has continued in its strong commitment in promoting quality healthcare for Nigerians with the support of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) two-day Annual Summit aimed at tackling the challenges faced by pharmacists in the delivery of their services. The ACPN...

The Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) says its members have lost more than N30 billion worth of eggs due to the lingering cash scarcity in the country. In a statement on Friday, Sunday Onallo-Akpa, National President of PFAN, lamented that the poultry industry was on the verge of total...

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) and some partners have officially launched a new Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme, with investments worth a total of $618 million. The initiative, launched on March 14, is expected to attract direct investments in more than 200 technology and creative start-ups,...