• SACTS Donates Learning Materials To Abuja School

    In an act of benevolence and the need to support education for the less privileged, a non-governmental organisation, Sponsor a Child Through School (SACTS) has donated learning materials to LEA Primary school in Kado Estate, Abuja. The donated items which worth over a million naira include school uniforms, bags, shoes, ...

  • Why We Partnered With FG On 2021 Investment Summit – MTN

    MTN Nigeria collaborated with a host of stakeholders and experts in business and corporate governance on the 2021 United States of America-Nigeria Investment Summit (USNIIS) geared at strengthening business ties between the two countries. The two-day event themed “Nigeria: The Future of Global Business” was held in New York, USA, ...

  • Nigeria: PAC Capital Limited Bags CFI.co Best Investment Banking Team Nigeria 2021 Award

    [New Dawn] PAC Capital Limited ("PAC Capital"), a leading transaction advisory firm and the investment banking arm of PanAfrican Capital Holdings, has been announced the winner of the Capital Finance International (CFI) awards for Best Investment Banking Team Nigeria 2021.

  • CNC: confiança do comerciante diminui 0,4% em setembro

    A confiança do comerciante brasileiro diminuiu 0,4% em setembro, registrando no mês 119,3 pontos. Apesar de ser a primeira queda depois de três altas seguidas, o indicador se mantém na zona de satisfação, acima dos 100 pontos. Os dados do Índice de Confiança do Empresário do Comércio (Icec) foram divulgados ...

  • Sugar Master Plan Will Fetch Nigeria $700m Yearly – Dangote

    The chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote, has said the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) when executed as designed, could fetch the nation foreign exchange in excess of $700 million yearly from the Backward Integration component of the plan. Dangote said this recently while receiving some businessmen who ...

  • JUST-IN: 20% Of Nigeria’s Workforce Lost Employment In 2020 – Report

    A new report released this Tuesday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that 20 per cent of the fulltime workforce in Nigeria lost employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The report, which assessed the impact of COVID-19 on ...

  • Sanwo-Olu Signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill Into Law

    Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, assented to the bill prohibiting Open Cattle Grazing and trespass of cattle on Land. The governor signed the legislation into law 11 days after it was unanimously passed by the state House of Assembly and transmitted to the executive arm for authorisation. To ...

  • EU, UNICEF Partner To Provide Psychosocial Services To 5,129 Nigerian Children

    With more than 300,000 children killed and over one million displaced due to the 12-year conflict in north-east Nigeria, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are working together to provide community-based psychosocial services to about 5,129 conflict-affected out-of-school children in Borno State. The EU-funded programme ...

  • 5G: Minister Tasks NCC on Speedy Implementation

    Following approval of the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in Nigeria by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the Hon. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to prepare for immediate and effective implementation of the policy. ...

  • Customs Seizes Fake Drugs, Cosmetics, Other Contraband Worth Over N120M

    The Federal Operations Unit, zone ‘C’ (FOUC) of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized fake and contraband products worth over N120 million in July and August 2021. Comptroller Yusuf Lawal who announced this yesterday listed the goods to include 130 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice valued at N5,460,000m and ...

  • Ebonyi Deputy Gov Wants FG To Create Ecclesiastical Court

    Ebonyi State deputy governor, Dr Kelechi Igwe, has called for the establishment of ecclesiastical courts where Christians in the country can seek for justice. Igwe stated this at the weekend during a dinner organised by Christian Law Students Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) in Abakaliki. He pointed out that there are ...

  • Businesses ‘ll Accept e-Naira – CBN

    As the Central Bank of Nigeria prepares to launch the e-naira on October 1, the apex bank said the digital currency is a legal tender equal to the value of the naira and thus must be accepted as a form of payment by all merchants and business outlets. Director, payment ...

  • Tal Cual

    GUACHO DE MARISCO. El alcalde capitalino, José Luis Fábrega, tiene un solo enredo con respecto al proyecto del nuevo mercado del marisco. Y, al parecer, esto no solo tiene que ver con el costo. Ahora, el debate está en que si es nuevo o no. Según dice, ...

  • Osinbajo Tasks Financial Experts On Nigeria’s Housing Deficit

    In the quest to close the housing deficit in the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has tasked financial market experts to support government’s efforts by developing an appropriate housing finance model that will significantly transform the housing sector on a large scale. Prof. Osinbajo stated this yesterday when he ...

  • BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu Signs Anti-Open Grazing Bill Into Law

    Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assented the Bill prohibiting open grazing in Lagos State into law. The governor signed the Bill into law at the Lagos House on Monday. Details Later…

  • Cámara plantea un enfoque más integral contra la delincuencia

    En las ciudades más afectadas por la delincuencia y la violencia como Panamá y Colón “se deben tomar medidas con un enfoque más proactivo e integral”, aseguró el presidente de la Cámara de Comercio, Industrias y Agricultura de Panamá, José Ramón Icaza.

  • Standard Chartered Unveils Loan For SMEs

    Standard Chartered has launched the Smart Business Loan (SBL) product for Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) customers in Nigeria. SBL is an unsecured instalment/term loan to Business Banking clients within key target sectors. Qualified Business Banking Clients will be able to access up to N20 million loan without providing tangible ...

  • NNPC, TotalEnergies Mull New Gas Development Strategies

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has opened a new collaboration discussion with TotalEnergies especially on gas production and reservations. The group managing director of the corporation, Malam Mele Kyari gave the indication of stronger partnership with the oil major during a meeting in Abuja where he met with the ...

  • Why Naira Crisis Is Likely To Get Worse – Moghalu

    Nigeria’s currency crisis will only get worse if the country fails to diversify but continues to rely on its crude oil driven mono-product economy, Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has said. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page yesterday, Mr Moghalu ...

  • LSEA Announces Strategic Partnership With IFERS

    The Lagos State Esports Association (LSEA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Institute for Education, Research and Scholarships (IFERS). The collaboration originated from the need to bring exposure to the youth of Lagos state, equipping them with skills relevant in the esports and gaming ecosystem as well as ...

  • Partnering Kwara Utd Will Improve Smart City- Adeyinka

    The Chief Executive Officer of Smart City Academy, Lagos, Adeboye Adeyinka, has said the recent partnership between his academy and Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kwara United, will bear good fruit for both sides. The two football sides signed a partnership in Lagos during the week, a partnership that ...