• 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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, ...

  • 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[...]

  • 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. ...