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  The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Saturday said the comprehensive rehabilitation of the 11.8 kilometer Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State would begin on November 1 for a period of three months. He said this during an inspection of the under deck, lagoon sections of the Third Mainland...

In recognition of Fidelity Bank Plc’s commitment to fostering bilateral trade and economic development between the city of Houston, Texas and Nigeria, the City of Houston has designated October 25 as “Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect Day”. Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston officially declared the special day in a...

  says 283m Africans go to bed daily without food   The African Development Bank (AfDB), Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have voted $1 billion to further deliver Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones in 24 states of Nigeria. This is in addition to an...

    The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has described the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry as a major driver for financial inclusion of the underserved and unserved communities across the country. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, made this known at the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA)...

Agric Summit Africa (ASA), known for its significant contributions to the agriculture sector, proudly announces the forthcoming 5th edition of its annual event. This year's event, themed "Empowering Innovations: A Confluence of Capital, Vision, and Agribusiness Enterprise," is set to take place on 8th of November 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria....

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, says Nigeria is a safe haven for foreign investors to take advantage of. The minister said this during a press briefing at the end of the 2023 Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Wednesday. He said, “Nigeria is an investment...

    The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has advised that making unending changes to the structures set up by Petroleum Industry Act 2021 could kill the confidence of investors and stall new projects in the oil and gas sector....

  signs $40m deal with AFREXIM Bank and JohnVents Industries for cocoa export The much-anticipated second edition of the Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect (FITCC) got off to a boisterous start on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 as leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank Plc -hosted a broad range of businesses,...

As the world marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, stakeholders in the Nigerian cyber space have made a strong case for an Integrated Identity Management System to be called ‘’The Nigerian Identity’’ whereby international passport, phone number, BVN belonging to one individual are grafted onto one composite interconnected file to easily detect...

Access Bank, Nigeria’s top financial institution with a global presence is set to splash millions of Naira and mouth-watering freebies on its existing and new customers. The campaign tagged “Xtrawins, Transact and Win”, will run from October 1 to December 31st, 2023, the bank said in a statement. Speaking to...