First Bank of Nigeria Limited has graduated the second set of successful participants in its Leadership Acceleration Programme (LAP). The bank in a statement disclosed that the 2023 edition of the programme, which inaugural edition held in 2019 with 71…
By Sodiq Adelakun The World Bank Group has announced an additional $1.5 billion by 2024 to support reforms needed to improve soil health and strengthening the fertilizer sector in terms of subsidy management, quality control and traceability through policy development…
By Sodiq Adelakun The World Bank said Nigeria’s growth has been affected by macro-economic issues such as problems caused by the naira redesign, issues around foreign exchange shortages and the persistently high inflation rate. This was revealed in its global…
Union Bank of Nigeria, through its women-focused proposition Alpher, in line with its commitment to sustainable development and enabling success for women, partnered with Chrystallis to host the inaugural live edition of Chrystallis Conversations – a platform focused on empowering…
Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced plans to host the second edition of the Trade Expo in Houston, Texas in the United States of America. Tagged FITCC Houston, the event would hold on Wednesday, 18th and Thursday, 19th October 2023 at…
The Federal Government recorded N930.8 billion fiscal deficit in January and February 2023 according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The CBN stated in its monthly economic report for February 2023 that, “The estimated overall fiscal deficit of the…
A recent report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that Nigeria’s total trade stood at N12.046 trillion in the first quarter of 2023, of which total exports stood at N6.487 trillion and total imports amounted to N5.559…
By Sodiq Adelakun Different experts have lamented the continued depreciation of the naira and persistent inflation saying it eroded the N13.72 trillion that workers’ salaries gained in the last four years. This is as total workers’ salaries in the formal…
By Sodiq Adelakun Naira has on Monday strengthened by 0.26 per cent against the dollar as demand slows at the parallel market, also known as black market. Traders said on Monday that there was enough dollars but not much demand…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Senate has indicted the Office of Accountant General of the Federation over failure to repay short-term loans given to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies from Special Funds Accounts totalling N910 billion. The lawmakers discovered this after a…
