JAMB set to scrap cut-off marks

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has called for a national debate on the propriety of cut off marks. The move seeks to allow institutions select the candidates they preferred. JAMB Head, Media and Information,…

AT&T to buy Time Warner for $86 billion

AT&T has agreed to a blockbuster $86 billion acquisition of Time Warner, a move that would turn America’s most storied telecom company into one of the most prominent TV, film and video-game producers in the world, according to multiple news…

AfDB approves $20m to improve healthcare Africa 

The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $20-million equity investment in Rx Healthcare Fund (RxHF) to help improve healthcare delivery across the continent. RxHF aims to address growing demands for adequate high-quality healthcare services in…

Stakeholders deliberate on 2017 agricultural budget

Stakeholders in the finance and agricultural sector of the country recently converged to map the best way to uplift the sector through the 2017 appropriation budget. The event was organized by ActionAid Nigeria, (AAN), in collaboration with Ministry of Budget…

CBN Disburses N774m To 310 Entrepreneurs

The first batch of three hundred and ten youth entrepreneurs have benefited from loans under the CBN-NYSC-Heritage Bank Youth Entrepreneurship Development Programme, YEDP. The funds were disbursed to the beneficiaries, comprising serving and ex-corps members, at a ceremony, which took…