The Development Committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) has urged the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to strengthen global preparedness for future pandemics. The committee said this on Friday in a communique issued at the end…
Zinox Technologies Ltd., Nigeria’s foremost indigenous Information Technology powerhouse, is set to connect the entire South East region to the information super-highway, with the rollout of broadband connectivity in the 95 local government areas in the South East Region. This…
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government is working towards opening micro gas distribution channels across all local governments areas in the country. Sylva, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Nigerian Women for Liquefied…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly suspended finTechs and other third-party partners from offering Biometric Verification Number (BVN) validation service. This was made known in an email from Paystack to customers which stated, “We’ve recently been made aware…
Nigerian banks are not indebted to MTN Nigeria and other phone companies for using telecommunication platforms to provide payment services, a bank chief executive said. “There is no such thing as an obligation due from banks to telcos,” Herbert Wigwe,…
By Kayode Tokede Naira at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange ( I & EFX) window gained 0.16 per cent on Friday to close at N409 against the Dollar. Naira at the I & E FX window also gained by…
The Kwara government has acquired interverter freezers, generators and stabilizers for the State Cold Store, to preserve vaccines across the 16 Local Government Areas. Dr Nusirat Elelu, Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development Agency, while inspecting the equipment on Friday…
By Titus Atondu, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has again appealed to military authorities to ceasefire in the ongoing operation in parts of Konshisha Local Government Area of the State. Governor Ortom said the appeal became necessary to prevent…
Abimbola Abatta The Ijesha North Traditional Council in the State of Osun, has described the restless efforts of Oyetola’s administration in reaching out to the masses as unique and commendable. This is even as it urged the government to consider…
Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has described human trafficking as a crime that targets 70 per cent women, both young and old. Sulaiman-Ibrahim said this on Friday at a…
