• Nigeria

    LAKE Rice: LASG promises quality product

    The Lagos State Government says LAKE Rice is of top quality, adding that its standard will never be compromised. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau, on Saturday added that the product was a way of ensuring food security in the state. The commissioner, at a sales report review ...

  • Nigeria

    Banks, Interswitch partner to boost retail lending

    Interswitch has partnered six commercial banks and three other firms to address the credit access gap in the underserved segment of the Nigerian population. This was possible through the launch of an online platform called Interswitch Lending Services. Launched in Lagos on Thursday, the platform would see individuals and businesses ...

  • Nigeria

    How Nigeria can avoid another recession – ICAN

    Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Chairman of the Western zone of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Mikahil Ogundiran, has called on the Federal Government to free the nation’s economy from dependence on oil by focusing on other sectors for foreign earnings. According to him, this will sustain the economy ...

  • Nigeria

    Awosika wants women empowerment for economic turnaround

    Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, has said that the country’s economy may not grow as desired except women are adequately empowered and encouraged to contribute their quotas to its development. Awosika spoke at the opening of the International Law Students’ Association Conference, ...

  • Nigeria

    CIBN advises stakeholders on collateral registry Act

    The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has advised operators in financial services and allied sectors to remain ethical and professional in the use of the provisions of the National Collateral Registry Act. The Act is meant to remove bottlenecks associated with the ease of doing business, promote financial inclusion ...

  • Nigeria

    NAICOM to enforce third party insurance, others in Kaduna

    The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), in partnership with the Kaduna State Government, is set to enforce the nation’s five compulsory insurance policies in the state. They are motor vehicle (third party) liability insurance, builders’ liability insurance (buildings under construction), occupiers liability insurance on public building, healthcare professional liability insurance and ...

  • Nigeria

    ‘Mining is Nigeria’s next oil’

    Mining looks good to replace oil as Nigeria’s main revenue earner in the next five years. Achieving this, according to Partner/Mining Industry Leader, PwC Nigeria, Mr. Cyril Azobu, requires managing the implementation of last year’s ‘Roadmap for the Development of the Solid Minerals Sector’ in a professional, actionable manner that ...

  • Nigeria

    Dino Melaye: Keyamo Okays INEC’s Suspension of Recall Process

    By Kunle Olasanmi, Abuja – Ace lawyer and Human Rights activist, Mr. Festus Keyamo (Senior Advocate of Nigeria) has aligned himself with the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which suspended the recalling of Senator Dino Melaye by his constituents. Mr Keyamo said that INEC was duty-bound to ...

  • Nigeria

    Customs Seize 497,279 Bags Of Rice In 2 Years – CGC

    The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has seized 497,279 bags of imported rice between 2015 and August, 2017 with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N3.8 billion. The Comptroller-General of the service, retired Col. Hameed Ali, disclosed this in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria in ...

  • Cina

    Taxas de câmbio do yuan definidas pelo Banco Central da China

    O Banco Central chinês fixou hoje as seguintes taxas de câmbio do yuan contra um conjunto de moedas internacionais: