Bauchi NLC, TUC, NULGE embark on LG tour to members
SELYA YARNAP, Bauchi The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Bauchi State Chapter, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and the National Union of Local employees, NULGE, are to embark on a local government tour to...
View ArticleAccess Bank Herbert Wigwe is 2017 West African Business Leader –AABLA
Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s largest financial services institutions, has been recognised as ‘West African Business Leader of the Year 2017’ by...
View Article2017 World Savings Day: 30 schools to benefit from Skye Bank’s Financial...
…Offers free breast cancer screening for over 330 women Skye Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tokunbo Abiru, has unveiled the Bank’s plans to take financial literacy campaign to 30 schools in the...
View ArticleEven distribution of MfBs‘ll boost economic activities, reduce poverty—Popoola
COMFORT EKELEME, Asst Business Editor As the Federal Government is working towards increasing economic activities the six geo-political zones, indications are rife that even distribution of...
View ArticleEFCC not investigating NITDA’s 2017 Budget –Management
EUCLID MYKE, Abuja THE Management of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has debunked media reports that the 2017 Budget estimates for the Agency is under intense probe by the...
View ArticleCBN to boost business opportunities through NCR
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said it was opening more business opportunities in Nigeria through the National Collateral Registry, NCR. The bank’s position was made known in Abuja on Monday by...
View ArticleSmart City Project: Lagos to regulate swimming pool operations
IBRAHIM QUADRI The Lagos State Government has set machinery in motion to regulate swimming pool operations in the state as part of the moves to actualize smart city project. According to the proposed...
View ArticleTSA, BVN save Nigeria over N24bn monthly- Buhari
SUNDAY ODE, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday that implementation of the Single Treasury Account ( TSA) and enforcement of Biometric Verification Number (BVN) has saved the country over...
View ArticleFidelity Bank to reward loyal customers at Lagos Trade Fair
.Doles out N3.25m, offers free financial advisory services COMFORT EKELEME Fidelity Bank Plc has concluded plans to reward loyal customers at the 2017 Lagos International Trade Fair holding at the...
View ArticleBudget: Onigbinde tasks FG on infrastructure funding
COMFORT EKELEME Chief Executive Officer of BudgiT, a civic organization promoting transparency in governance, Mr. Seun Onigbinde, has urged the federal government to ensure that a large part of the...
View ArticleKagame, Elumelu to headline Young Entrepreneurship Day at Africa 2017 Forum
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and chairman of Smart Africa, and Mr. Tony Elumelu, Founder of the $100million Entrepreneurship Programme and chairman, UBA Plc, will be headlining the forthcoming Young...
View ArticleNigeria records progress in patents rights
PAULETTE ORJIME- Abuja NIGERIA has recorded significant progress in the number of patents granted investors and innovators, as part of efforts to enable a knowledge–based economy. The Minister of...
View ArticleBudgiT welcomes early presentation of 2018 budget
COMFORT EKELEME, Assist. Business Editor BudgIT has welcomed the relatively early presentation of the 2018 budget and accepts that the economy requires significant fiscal injections to sustain and...
View ArticleFG Okays N5.5bn for erosion control
SUNDAY ODE, Abuja The Federal Government has approved the sum of N5.5 billion for the third quarter soil control acceleration for the different geopolitical zones in the country. This was disclosed by...
View ArticleMore accolades as UBA, wins top marketing professional award
United Bank for Africa Plc has continued to make waves on the continent adding more laurels to its ever-increasing list of achievements. The bank’s Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications,...
View ArticleNDIC’s numerous awards receive industry commendations
PAULETTE ORJIME, Abuja The recent Banking Excellence award won by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has continued to attract commendations from industry watchers following the effective...
View ArticleGhana Air show: A lesson for Nigeria aviation sector
COSMAS OKEREAFOR in this review highlights the gains of the recently staged Air show in Ghana and the lessons that should be learnt. For Africans and non-African aviators alike, Kotoka International...
View ArticleObaseki targets 100,000-hectare oil palm plantation in 3 years
The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the goal of his administration is to have 100,000 hectares of oil palm plantation in the state within the next three years. He made this known...
View ArticleNDIC talks on Nigerians’ investment in bitcoins
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has warned Nigerians against investing in digital currencies, especially Bitcoins.It stated that such currencies were yet to be approved by Nigerian...
View ArticleAlaghodaro Summit: Buhari, Obaseki, Dangote discuss new investment prospects...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government would pursue more business reforms to accelerate progress recorded in its recent Ease of Doing Business ranking, to properly position...
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