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Nigeria
AfCFTA: Osinbajo Seeks More Inclusive Trade In ECOWAS
With the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, there is a need to drive more inclusive trade initiatives and expand intra-regional trade in the ECOWAS sub-region, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN). Osinbajo stated this at the weekend in Abuja at the inaugural gala ...
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Nigeria
On The Money: Opportunities In Bond Market
In Nigeria, bond market has increasingly become important in the development of the Nigerian emerging economy. A bond is a long-term financial debt instrument; a generic name for a tradable loan security usually issued to raise capital. Bonds are among a number of investments known as fixed-income securities. They are ...
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USA Nigeria
Presidency Faults Kukah’s Report Before US Congress
The presidency said it is unfortunate, and disappointing, for citizens of Nigeria to bear witness to one of their Churchmen castigating their country in front of representatives of a foreign parliament. Recall that Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Revd Matthew Kukah, on Wednesday, said the federal government has failed to ...
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Nigeria
Deputy Gov Tasks Women Groups To Partner With KDSG
The Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Dr Hadiza Balarabe has assured that the government will continue to initiate and implement inclusive programmes that will carry women along. Dr Balarabe called on the National Council of Women’s Society of Nigeria (NCWS) to partner with the state government in the task of ...
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Nigeria
SON, APSAN Sign MoU On Standard Agric Produce
Director-general of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Faruk Salim, has said agriculture remains the backbone of the economy in Nigeria. Faruk stated this while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria (APSAN) to maintain standard agricultural products in the market. He ...
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Nigeria
KADIPA Board Hold Inaugural Meeting
The Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Dr Hadiza Balarabe chaired the inaugural meeting of the newly constituted board of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA) last Wednesday. It will be recalled that Governor Nasir El-Rufai inaugurated the board on March 4, 2021, with the Deputy Governor as Chair and His ...
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Nigeria
Fidelity Bank Hosts Linda Ikeji, Assures Of Partnership To Empower Women
Chief executive officer, Fidelity Bank, Mrs Onyeali-Ikpe, last week played host to chief executive officer, LIB TV, Linda Ikeji, to explore business opportunities lend their voices to the ongoing conversation about women empowerment. According to Mrs. Onyeali-Ikpe, who was accompanied by top female management staff in Lagos to receive the ...
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Nigeria
Expert Advocates More Attention To MFBs, Mortgage Banks
As the fiscal and monetary policy makers in Nigeria strive to put the country back on the path of growth and development, economist and public analyst, Dr. Biodun Adedipe, has said more attention needs to be paid to the microfinance and mortgage banking sectors. These two finance sectors, he said, ...
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Nicaragua
Obispos cuestionan la obsesión de poder y ausencia de escrúpulos en la política
Dos obispos de la Iglesia católica de Nicaragua, quienes han confrontado los abusos de derechos humanos del régimen de Daniel[...]
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Brasile
Caixa paga hoje auxílio emergencial a nascidos em fevereiro
Trabalhadores informais nascidos em fevereiro recebem hoje (18) a quarta parcela da nova rodada do auxílio emergencial. O benefício terá parcelas de R$ 150 a R$ 375, dependendo da família. O pagamento também será feito a inscritos no Cadastro Único de Programas Sociais do Governo Federal (CadÚnico) nascidos no mesmo mês. ...