The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) have begun a collaboration to aggregate maize under the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) of the Federal Government for the 2021 wet season. The maize farmers also inaugurated…
The Youth Empowerment Foundation (YEF), in collaboration with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in 2021 trained 55 indigent and unemployed youths in Lagos and Abuja, in vocational skills. Mr Omoniyi Iyanda, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting Manager, FCMB, at…
Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed the Finance Bill 2021, transmitted to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Dec 7. The passage of the bill followed consideration of a report by the Joint Committee on Finance; Customs, Excise…
Ecobank Nigeria has commended David Alaba for his support towards the success of the Clean Nigeria Initiative being part of the Nigerian Government’s efforts to end open defecation in Nigeria by 2025, under the distinguished Chairmanship of Vice-President Osinbajo. Head…
The Federal Government has announced that it has so far disbursed the sum of N100 billion to create jobs for youths and deal with the rising unemployment in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of State…
Top Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, on Friday, 17 December 2021, announced the first set of millionaires from its recently launched fifth season of its savings promo, “Get Alert in Millions (GAIM 5)”. Opening the live draw event, which held…
Stock market operators have expressed optimism that trading on the nation’s bourse would close bullish ahead of Christmas holidays as investors position for dividend paying stocks for 2021 financial year. They said this in interviews with journalists in Lagos on…
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has clarified that loans from China to Nigeria, which presently stood at 3.59 billion dollars, constitutes only 9.4 per cent of the country’s total foreign debt stock of 37.9 billion dollars. Ms Patience Oniha, the…
FBN Holdings Plc has officially notified the Nigerian Exchange Ltd and the investing public of the resignation of Mr Remi Babalola, its Chairman and Non-Executive Director. This is contained in the statement on investors’ relations signed by the Company Secretary,…
Access Bank held its Court-Ordered Meeting of Shareholders yesterday to consider the Scheme of Arrangement that was earlier released to the shareholders and investing public last week. At the meeting, the Chairman of the Bank, Dr Ajoritsedere Awosika stated that…
