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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Accion Microfinance Bank (MFB), Taiwo Joda, has expressed concern over the high interest rates associated with digital lending, describing them as unhealthy for the financial system.
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A key player in the microfinance sector dedicated to empowering SMEs, Accion Microfinance Bank, has reiterated its commitment to supporting the growth of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. This was through the recently concluded SME Customer Forum, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where entrepreneurs and stakeholders from across the region were in…
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The newly elected Bishop of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria, (UMCN), Bishop Emmanuel Ande, has called on the Taraba state governor,
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The Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has said he lacks the power as a legislator to award contracts because he is not part of the executive arm of government. Yayi said this following a backlash from some social media users after news surfaced that he awarded a contract for…
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The organised labour in Nasarawa State has opposed the move by the state government to implement the 2024 National Minimum Wage Act without an agreed and signed salary table. In a communique issued on Thursday, Labour said the move "to say the least is draconian, authoritative and against all known laws and principles of collective…
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has executed 10 Nigerians and some 79 nationals of other nations, most of them convicted of drug-related offences in 2024. READ MORE: Brazil’s Lula ‘in perfect neurological condition’ post-op This is almost triple the figures for 2023 and 2022, when Saudi authorities put to death 34 foreigners each year, according…
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is "in perfect neurological condition" after surgery to relieve bleeding pressure on his brain and should be leaving intensive care on Friday, his medical team said.
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A massive marijuana bust has left US cops stumped after they found $100 million worth of the drug, neatly bagged up, but without an owner in sight.
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Britain's economy shrank for the second consecutive month in October, official data showed Friday, dealing a blow to the Labour government that has made economic growth a priority.
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The House of Representatives has concluded arrangements to strengthen the relationship between Nigeria and the Republic of South Korea. The newly appointed Chairman of the Nigeria-South Korea Friendship Group Committee, Hon. Kolawole Akinlayo, made this known in an interactive session with reporters in Abuja. He disclosed that he will hold a strategic meeting with the…
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The Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 Bayelsa State Governorship election, Udengs Eradiri, and his running mate, Benjamin Nathus, have resigned from the party. Eradiri announced his resignation in a letter sent to the chairman of the party in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Eradiri stated in the letter that he decided to leave…