• Nigeria

    Finance minister: this is our worst possible time

    The full picture of Nigeria’s economic gloom was laid bare yesterday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its indices which showed that the economy had contracted for the second consecutive quarter. Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun, speaking after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, described the country as ...

  • Nigeria

    Facebook to embrace more Nigerian languages, says Zuckerberg

    The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has pledged to use Nigerian languages in offering services on Facebook. Zuckerberg, who is on a business visit to Nigeria, made the promise at a meeting with software developers and ICT entrepreneurs yesterday in Lagos.  Zuckerberg, yesterday explained why he chose Lagos as first ...

  • Nigeria

    Recession as inflation hits 17.1 per cent

    Barely a month after two Federal Government officials announced that the economy was in a “technical” recession, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday confirmed the obvious. In its latest report, the Bureau says the economy has nosedived following rising inflation for nine unbroken years. Below are the highlights of ...

  • Nigeria

    Herdsmen fault Ekiti’s grazing regulation law

    Cattle rearers in Ekiti State said Wednesday that the state government could not charge erring members of the association with terrorism for carrying light weapons. The herdsmen, under the aegis of Ekiti State chapter of the Jamu Nate Fulbe Association of Nigeria, an umbrella body for cattle rearers from Ilorin, ...

  • Nigeria

    NGO holds Town Hall Meeting to tackle corruption

    The Centre for Law Enforcement Education in Nigeria CLEEN foundation on Wednesday held a Town Hall Meeting in Lagos to discuss ways to tackle corruption in public administration. The Town Hall meeting with the theme “ Fostering Citizens Support for the war against corruption in Nigeria” dealt on the topic, ...

  • Nigeria

    Herdsmen Disagree With Ekiti Govt Over New Grazing Law

    Ekiti-based herdsmen from Ilorin, Kwara State,  have criticised the new grazing law in Ekiti State saying, carrying lesser arms does not constitute offence  under the country’s constitution Terrorism Prevention Act 2011. The body, under the aegis of the Jamu Nate Fulbe Association of Nigeria, said the provision in the new ...

  • Nigeria

    Banks To Now Accept Moveable Assets As Collateral – CBAN

    The Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) are working towards improving access to loan facilities using movable assets as collateral. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the institutions held a one-day workshop in Kaduna, on Wednesday, to create ...

  • Nigeria

    Naira Hits N420/$ At Parallel Market As CBN’s Interventions Eat Up Reserves

    The value of the naira at the parallel market continued to decline hitting N420 to the dollar, as dollar sales by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) boosted liquidity at the interbank market where the naira closed at N306 to the dollar. At the parallel market, the naira had weakened ...

  • Nigeria

    Total Plc Creates Opportunities For Retail Insurance Marketing

    Total Nigeria Plc, has offered its vast outlet network to boost retail insurance as it enters into strategic partnership with Leadway Assurance Limited to sell motor insurance to the public. In the first phase of the initiative, Leadway’s Easy-To-Use 3rd party motor vehicle insurance recharge cards will go on sale ...

  • Cina

    Simplified visa program with China to begin in November

    Ten-year, multi-vist visa expected to significantly boost business and tourist travel.