By Moses Adeniyi The total number of businesses empowered under the Lagos State MSME Recovery Fund are 1,835 with a disbursal of a total amount of N939.98 million (US$2.47million), Nigerian NewsDirect has gathered The MSME Recovery Fund was set up…
Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has unveiled a new ‘user-friendly’ website, as part of preparations for the July 24 local government elections in the state. LASIEC Chairman, Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State government has reiterated its commitment to eradicating drug and substance abuse calling on stakeholders in the society to take more responsibility towards ending the scourge. The Chairman, Ogun State Drug Control Committee (OSDCC), who also…
By Abba – Eku Onyeka, Abuja The leadership of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) under Alhaji Musa Mohammed (Maitakobi) was hailed by invitees at the trade union’s launching of Travellers Accident Insurance Scheme (TAIS), even as the…
In a move to attract foreign investment, the Chairman of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu has expressed that ease of doing business is essential in Nigeria. Nigerian NewsDirect brings extracts of the interview the Nigerian economist,…
By Ekengbuda Robinson The Indigenous People of Biafra [IPOB] has said that this year’s sit-at-home will hold on Monday, May 31, 2021, and not the earlier announced Sunday, May 30, 2021. IPOB said the shift in date was due to…
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia says plans are underway to build agro-allied industries in the 17 local government areas(LGAs) of the state. Ikpeazu said this on Wednesday when Prof Maduebibisi Iwe, the Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike(MOUAU)…
By Kayode Tokede Following the completion of all regulatory procedures, Grobank Limited has been officially renamed Access Bank South Africa Limited. The deal was finalized after Access Bank’s acquisition of controlling shares in the former Grobank Limited, South Africa. With…
By Kayode Tokede Naira at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange (I & E FX) window gained 0.12 per cent to close at N410.50 against the Dollar on Wednesday. As the Naira gained by 0.06per cent against the Euro closing…
By Kayode Tokede The management of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank)has notified the Nigerian Exchange Limited Plc (NGX) of imminent changes on its board of directors. The company secretary, GTBank, Erhi Obebeeduo in a statement to NGX on Wednesday said,…
