The Board of Directors of Terragon Group recently announced the appointment of Andrew Bing, former Chief Financial Officer of MTN Nigeria, as an independent non-executive director (NED) at the last board meeting which was held in London. This appointment comes…
Revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT) grossed N797.51 billion into the Federation Account between January and October 2017, the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, revealed on Tuesday. The non-oil revenue represents 46.15 per cent of the 2017 VAT…
Nigeria has moved up 24 places to 145th in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ report published today, and for the first time the country is recognized as one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world. The World…
The Osun State Government has signed a concession agreement with All Works of Life (AWOL) International Limited for the completion of the MKO Abiola International Airport, Ido-Osun. The signing of the concession agreement which is to annex the infrastructural development…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta won last week’s repeat presidential election with slightly more than 98 percent of the vote, the head of the election commission said on Monday. The turnout for the vote, which was boycotted by opposition leader Raila…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced the sacked Babachir Lawal, who was suspended as secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) in April. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, who announced the sack in a statement, said Boss Mustapha, an All Progressives Congress (APC)…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has stated that the nation’s external reserves hit $34bn from $33.6bn attained on October 25. The reserves have been appreciating very fast after hitting $32bn on September 18. The Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, CBN,…
Anytime I hear Nigerian presidents, ministers, governors, economists, analysts and commentators declare that agriculture is the alternative to oil, and that the solution to Nigeria’s economic woes is to return to the farm, I am tempted to jump up and…
This is one of the startups selected by CcHub for funding and support through the Diaspora Challenge. The 1 Million Teachers Project which aims to develop a subscription-based online learning platform for teachers has been selected for funding and support by CcHUB under the Diaspora Challenge.…
The DASH study provided evidence that improvements in children’s nutrition and physical activity not only contributes to their cognitive performance in school, but can also contribute to a reduction of hypertension, heart disease, and overall cardiovascular risk factors
