Finance
29 Mar 2021
International finance experts, including executives of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), have made a case for a change of orientation among peers
18 Mar 2021
Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) has picked ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments Limited to join its 2021 cycle, themed ‘Sustainable Urbanisation for West Africa.’
8 Feb 2021
Better days seem ahead for housing finance in the country, following the listing of the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company Plc. (NMRC) N10 billion fixed rate bond on the FMDQ Exchange’s platform.
2 Feb 2021
The minister of finance is the custodian of assets and liabilities or riches and poverty of the country. Only the minister can explain what we have and don’t have. When Nigeria counted its assets in thousands
2 Dec 2020
Access to finance at an early stage has been identified as one of the critical challenges facing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, now compounded by the impact of the COVID-19
26 Nov 2020
Hope PSBank, a subsidiary of Unified Payment Services Limited and Nigeria’s premier digital-first bank has unveiled its brand identity as part of activities marking the commencement of banking operations
15 Nov 2020
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), says Nigeria is losing about 60 per cent...
30 Oct 2020
Dissatisfied with the pace of work on the Nekede/Ihiagwa/Federal University of Technology (FUTO) highway in Owerri West Local Council, the state government has ordered the contractor to refund immediately the N1.4 billion mobilisation fee paid by the administration of Emeka Ihedioha. To show seriousness, the State Executive Council (SEC) mandated the Attorney General and Commissioner…
24 Oct 2020
• ICPC Drags Rep Member To Court Over N1.6m Bribe The Minister of State, Budget, and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba has assured that the days of putting money into projects without monitoring and evaluation were over. Agba gave the assurance in Kaduna while declaring open a four-day Capacity Building workshop for Departments of…
6 Oct 2020
As the race for the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation peaks, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
31 Aug 2020
Housing professionals have warned that except there is an equilibrium between the rich and the poor in accessing housing finance, the wide gap in homelessness among the low-income earners that constitute about 85 per cent of the population may continue. They argued that the possibility of having an efficient, transparent financial sector that provides a…
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The wife of Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with "money laundering" and other offences, the public prosecutor said Friday, a month after a coup toppled her husband. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, who is Franco-Gabonese, and one of the couple's sons have been accused by the coup leader of having pulled the…
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.Says commission secured 5,473 convictions in less than 2yrs .Inducts 332 Detective Assistant Cadet Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Abdulkarim Ckukkol Friday offered an insight into how the anti-graft agency has managed to erase the odious image of Nigeria as a 419 hub. Chukkol gave the explanation on the occasion of the…
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The United States and Mexico starting Friday will hold two top-level meetings in less than a week as the neighbors face growing pressure over migration and drug smuggling. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and top US trade officials are holding talks Friday in Washington with Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Barcena and commercial officials that will…
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Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has vowed to reform the transport sector and tackle all forms of thuggery around motor parks. President of RTEAN, Musa Maitakobi, stated this, Friday, shortly after presenting certificates of attendance to 17 RTEAN members who completed a strategic leadership, ethics and policy making training at the National Institute…
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Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake, on Friday, said that Nigeria solid minerals is endowed with abundance as a resurrection tool to revamp the nation’s economy. He affirmed that the present administration is shifting attention from hydro-carbon. Alake made this disclosed this in Abuja, while receiving the Association of Licensed Small-Scale Miners, led…
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Following the series of inquiries over the death of Nigerian musician Mohbad, SamLarry whose name has since popped up has alleged "I know nothing about how the musician died". Lagos socialite Balogun Olamilekan Eletu popularly known as SamLarry was picked up by the Nigerian Police in their ongoing investigation into the death of Mohbad a…
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.More than 7,200 cases and 453 deaths reported A staggering 7,202 cases of diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection that can be fatal without treatment, were confirmed in Nigeria last week, with cases skyrocketing in recent months and children severely affected, said Save the Children International. In a statement on Friday, Save the Children International…
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Kano state government has restated determination to revive the near collapse of educational system with a proposed 49.11 per cent in 2024 appropriation. Besides, the government disclosed plan to reopen all technical and vocational schools already shut down by the immediate past administration to further strength the dwindling skills among younger generation. The state Commissioner…
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The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin, for several environmental offences including, reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non payment of waste bills, among others In a statement, he said the market would remain closed until the mandatory conditions of redress were met…