Libya returnees in Benin, Edo state rejected the N1,000 transport fares given them by Government to take them to their hometowns. News from News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) says that the returnees had previously protested the non-payment of stipend as…
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says its management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programme has proven effective. Through the community-based programme, UNICEF says malnourishment may be coming to an end in Nigeria. According to UNICEF, 2.5 million Nigerian children currently suffer…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a substantive Director General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). In a statement by the special adviser media to the President, Femi Adesina, the new Director General is Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, a…
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria on Wednesday listed recipes for a stronger naira and a more stable exchange rate in 2018. Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, President of ABCON, said the recipes were agreed at a meeting of…
Cape Town, South Africa will play host to the TMT Finance Africa event for the first time, which will see more than 200 regional and international telecom, media and technology leaders, investment bankers, investors, advisers and government representatives meet for…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned Nigerians and financial institutions to stay away from bitcoin and other digital currencies. The apex bank said the virtual currencies are not legal lenders in Nigeria and are unacceptable. The bank called on…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has agreed to help repay a $76 million Japanese facility obtained to battle polio. Minister of finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when she received a delegation of Japanese House of…
A latest World Bank forecast says that economic growth in Nigeria would edge up to at least 2.5 per cent in 2018, and that Nigeria stands to benefit from improved commodity prices, investments and trade. Meanwhile, the World Bank’s January…
The Federal Government said on Tuesday egg production, processing and marketing could create no fewer than one million jobs through its National Egg Production (NEGPRO) Scheme. Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this known in…
For the third consecutive year, the gale of transparency and innovation in the marketing and management of Nigeria’s crude oil grades was sustained on Wednesday as a total of 254 indigenous and foreign owned entities submitted bids for the sale…
