The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has directed Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to complete rehabilitation works on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway before the end-of-year, to guarantee the safety of road users. Fashola gave the order while inspecting…
While intensifying efforts to improve access to finance, especially among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and other stakeholders have advocated a credible credit reporting system to mitigate the risks of rising non-performing loans (NPLs)…
Joachim Iroko, the trader arrested for naming his dog Buhari, says the most painful part of his ordeal was the murder of the animal while he was in detention. Iroko was arraigned on Monday before a Sango Ota magistrate’s court,…
• Dockworkers groan under threats of $7b cash call, deficient import policies • 300 workers sacked, Maersk reduces crew by 400 Groaning under intense hardship imposed by poor government policies and global economic crunch, over 20 shipping firms have exited…
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Abia State Police Command have uncovered a suspected baby factory at Ogbor Hill, in the Aba area of the state. During the operation, the detectives rescued five pregnant women and arrested…
Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp has announced a big change to its privacy policy which, once a user accepts its new T&Cs, will see it start to share some user data with its parent company — including for ad-targeting purposes on the latter service. “[B]y coordinating more with…
Asking donors for money and then implementing programs is an old model from which civil society must break free. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on funding and human rights. Español The changes in the funding landscape are fast and…
Former Central Bank Governor, Charles Soludo, has offered solutions to Nigeria’s current economic problems. According to him, Nigeria needs to move to a manufacturing economy. He said the country needs to break the dynasties of poverty and maximize the comparative…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has accused the United States government of stoking ethnic and religious divisions in Nigeria, after the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, visited the Sultan of Sokoto and northern governors. The group said Christians…
The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment in collaboration with Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB), is training Tradesmen and Artisans in the State to enhance their productivity and upgrade their skills. Speaking at the flag-off…
