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Belgio
Music Fund récompensée par la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
L'ASBL qui restaure et offre des instruments aux défavorisés a reçu ce mercredi soir le prix pour la Démocratie et les Droits de l'homme en séance ...
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Nigeria
Attarbiyya School Commended For Promoting STEM Education
BY HENRY TYOHEMBA AND RITA MOKWE, Abuja Acting Secretary, Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Leramoh Abdulrazaq has commended Attarbiyyah school, Abuja over the promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Abdulrazaq who spoke during the open house 2020/2021 academic session of the school to showcase projects prepared by the ...
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Nigeria
Army Appoints Maj.-Gen Yaro As 30th Commandant Of NDA
Maj.-Gen Sagir Yaro, has officially assumed duty as the 30th Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Wednesday in Kaduna State. The Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Jagira made this known in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. Jagira said Yaro took over from Maj.-Gen Jamil Sarham, ...
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Nigeria
‘Bill Seeking Transfer Of Minimum Wage To Concurrent List Is Retrogressive’
By RICHARD NDOMA, Calabar Nigeria Labour Congress NLC (Cross River State branch) has described the bill seeking transfer of minimum wage from the exclusive to concurrent list as retrogressive saying the bill will never see the light of the day. Addressing workers during a one day protest where members of ...
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Nigeria
Optimising Women’s Potential Will Increase Nigeria’s GDP – DBN
Panelists at the second edition of Development Bank of Nigeria’s International Women’s Day Seminar have stated that failure to optimise the potential of women will affect the social and economic development of Nigeria. The virtual event was organised by DBN in commemoration of the 2021 IWD themed: #Choose to Challenge. ...
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Nigeria Emirati Arabi Uniti
UAE Launches Trade, Investment Promotion In Nigeria
BY INNOCENT ODOH | The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Nigeria has commenced a series of Trade and Investment promotion activities aimed at bolstering the bilateral trade and investment volume between Nigeria and the UAE. According a statement issued by the Embassy yesterday, the trade promotion initiative which ...
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Nigeria
Manufacturers Spent N143.29bn On Alternative Power Supply In 2 Years
By CHIKA IZUORA | Members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) spent about N143.29 billion in alternative power supply between 2019 and 2020. According MAN, members in 2020 spent N81.91 billion on alternative power supply as against N61.38 spent in 2019. In its bi-annual review of the economy released ...
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Nigeria
Firstbank Promotes Diaspora Remittances, Rewards Customers
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has taken the lead in the implementation of the recent Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Naira4dollar policy by rewarding customers with N5 for every dollar received through foreign remittances. The N5 for a dollar incentive is paid to FirstBank’s customers regardless of their preference to ...
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Nigeria
Advancement In Cyber, Information Technology Fueling Bank Fraud – NDIC
BY OLUGBENGA SOYELE | The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has attributed the increase in bank related scams to the sophistication of fraud related techniques, such as hacking and increase in information technology related products and usage. The NDIC’s executive director, corporate services, Omolola Abiola-Edewor, who stated this at the ...
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Nigeria
Customs JBT Arrests 5 Foreign Women Specialised In Duping Nigerians
BY ABDULLAHI OLESIN | The Nigeria Customs Joint Border Patrol Team ( JBPT) in the North Central zone has arrested five foreign women that specialised in duping innocent Nigerians through charms. The JBPT team in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, arrested the suspects. The suspects are Fatima Mohammadu (38) from Niger ...