Nigeria’s Debt Profile Hits N32.92trn
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),says public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. The current debt profile was for the
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DPR Shuts 86 Illegal Gas Plants In Lagos
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR),has closed 86 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Lagos in 2020 for operating illegally. Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR,explained that the plants were shutdown
CBN Disburses N2.2bn Agric Loan Balyesa Farmers
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that Bayelsa State Government has keyed into its Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) in which over N2.2billion had been disbursed to 2,000 beneficiaries in the
Yoruba Groups Advocate Unity in SouthWest
A coalition of different interests groups in the South-West, Coalition of Yoruba Interest Groups (CYIG) led by Professor Wande Abimbola, has tasked all Yorubas to unite and defend themselves from all ongoing
Don Urges FG To Invest In Nanotechnology
Lateef Agbaje, a Professor of Microbiology and Head, Nanotechnology research group (NANO+) of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), has tasked Federal Government to invest in nanotechnology for national development. Speaking at
NCC Intensifies Campaign Against Piracy,Arrests 3
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested three piracy suspects engaged in street hawking of copyright-protected works at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Those arrested in an antipiracy operation were Abubakar Abdullahi, Emmanuel
AccessBank Launches SwiftPay
Access Bank Plc has launched Swift Pay, a digital payment service that facilitates the receipt of business payments by enabling customers make quick, easy and secure digital payments on social media platforms
Digital Economy Paramount To Buhari Administration-Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to delivering the national digital economy with appropriate infrastructures and attractive conditions of service in agencies saddled with the responsibility to do so, the Minister of Communications
Sterling Bank Names 2 New Non-Executive Directors
Sterling Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Messrs Ankala Syam Prasad and Paritosh Tripathi into its Board as Non-Executive Directors, subject to approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The
FCMB Launches Paperless Transactions
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc has paperless transactions within the bank’s over 200 branches in the country. The bank explained that customers no longer require deposit slips, withdrawal booklets, or cheque
9mobile Upgrades Offerings on MiFi
One of the country’s telecommunication companies, 9mobile, has upgraded its MiFi and Router offerings . At the virtual unveiling of the offer,Chief Commercial Officer, 9mobile, Stjepan Udovicic, explained that it demonstrated 9mobile`s
