The trial of a former Director of Police Pension Office, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Veronica Oyegbula and four others continued before Justice Hussien Baba Yusuf of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday March 17, 2021 as prosecution witness, Mustapha…
Minister of State, Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki on Wednesday says Nigeria is working to enhance policies to tackle many challenges that have bedeviled the road sub-sector of transportation. Saraki disclosed this at the virtual National African Continental Free Trade Area…
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), on Wednesday in Lagos, said the country’s increasing rate of inflation over the past months might continue for a longer time. NECA’s Director-General, Dr Timothy Olawale, in an interview said the rate could further…
Prof. Uche Uwaleke has expressed optimism of rates retention at the 278th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Uwaleke, a Professor of Finance and Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, disclosed…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the inflation rate increased in February by 0.86 per cent to 17.33 per cent from 16.47 per cent recorded in January. The NBS said this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for…
Stakeholders of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have urged the government and its monetary authorities on ease of access to finance by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for their greater participation and success in AfCFTA. The Stakeholders…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Monday that the global trade watchdog was concerned about Nigeria’s foreign exchange management and how it had been used to support manufacturing, exports and imports. Okonjo-Iweala said some…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will engage with plastic companies across the country to tackle plastic pollution and protect consumer rights. The Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Mr Babatunde Irukera, said this at the 2021…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the signing of a seven-year 350 million dollar Term Loan Facility to provide financing to OCP Group of Morocco. The bank made the announcement in a statement it issued in Cairo, Egypt on…
The Federal Government has directed telecommunication companies to suspend the planned withdrawal of banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services. This is coming after Telecom operators decided to suspend USSD services over a N42 billion debt owed by banks with…
