November 2023

Afreximbank, UBA sign $150m trade facility agreement

The Afreximbank has signed a 150 million dollar trade finance facility agreement with United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC, under the Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa.The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Intra-African Trade…

NDIC debunks report says CBN Did Not Liquidate New Banks

By Matthew Denis The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), on Monday, in response to a misleading news report circulating on various social media platforms under the headline “CBN Liquidates 20 Banks – NDIC”, said no new banks were liquidated. The…

WASSCE: WAEC to begin CBT Feb. 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says arrangements have been concluded to conduct its 2024 WASSCE for (private candidates) using the Computer Based Test (CBT) platform, This is contained in a statement by the council’s  Acting Head, Pubic Affairs, Mrs…

Speaker Abbas demands skill, knowledge from members

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has demanded the need for the acquisition of requisite skills and knowledge from fellow legislators in order to fulfil their legislative responsibilities. Abbas said this a message to a meeting between…

Trial of ex-JAMB registrar, 4 children stalled

The trial of former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, and four of his children was on Monday, stalled at a Federal High Court, Abuja following a plea for an adjournment by the defence. The matter,…