The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has said Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Capital Importation will remain low till the third quarter of 2021. Its Director-General, Dr Timothy Olawale, made this known in a statement in Lagos, quoting the latest…
The Vice President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dr Somadina Anene, has warned that high cost of building materials, cumbersome land administration system, the high-interest rate on loans could increase housing deficit in Nigeria. Anene made this known…
In its bid to advance usage of renewable energy in Nigeria, the European Union in collaboration with the German government has trained over 185 participants from the Nigerian Finance Training Programme on Solar Energy and Energy Efficiency. The training which…
By Ogaga Ariemu The Federal Government has stated that arrangements are ongoing to replace the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Pantami, who disclosed this to newsmen…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Three persons have been remanded by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for alleged kidnapping. The accused persons Olalekan Alawe, 39, Idris Ganiyu, 24, and Raji Hammed, 28 allegedly committed the offence around 5 pm at Testing Ground Area…
In keeping with its efforts to support Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage to enhance operational efficiency in government, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has donated ICT equipment to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). The state-of-the-art ICT tools comprising…
Rural Electrification Agency, (REA) has promoted women participation in the energy sector through its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) internship under the Energizing Education Programme (EEP). REA disclosed this in a series of tweets on Monday, 7th. To this end,…
Justice R.O Dugbo Oghoghorie, of the Federal High Court, Enugu on Wednesday February 4, 2021 convicted and sentenced the duo of Dominic Ozulu and Michael Ogbobe to thirty five (35) years imprisonment each over One Million, Five Hundred and Twenty…
Barth Ndubuwah,Port Harcourt As the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Rivers State continues to grapple with its protracted internal crises that have engulfed the party since 2019, a Party Chieftain,Mr Kingsley Weneda Wali has identified ego as the root cause of…
Members of the defunct Bakassi Strike Force who laid down their arms in 2018 have received succour from the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. The palliative was part of the 1,400 bags of rice distributed by the Ministry of Niger…
