World Bank Support For Low Income Countries Hits $6.7bn
World Bank Acting Vice President Keith Hansen said the overall bank financing for safety nets in low and middle income countries had reached 6.7 billion dollars in the past three years.Hansen, who is...
View ArticleJonathan Appoints 4 Into CBN Board
President Goodluck Jonathan has written the Senate President, David Mark requesting the confirmation of the appointment of four non-executive members for the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
View ArticleMoney Market Records Major Developments This Week - A Review
One of the major developments in the money market this week was the announcement of recovery of N8.6 billion excess banks’ charges by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Mrs Umma Dutse, a Deputy...
View ArticleWorld Bank Support For Low Income Countries Hits $6.7bn
World Bank Acting Vice President Keith Hansen said the overall bank financing for safety nets in low and middle income countries had reached 6.7 billion dollars in the past three years.Hansen, who is...
View ArticleDiamond Bank Rewards 3000 Customers With N2bn
Diamond Bank Plc has rewarded more than 3,000 customers with over N2 billion through its Savings Xtra promo started in 2008. Product Manager, SavingsXtra promo, Mr David Otukpe, made this known in...
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`Rethinking The National Security Architecture II
In the first part of the article, I argued that the current security architecture of the country needs rethinking in the face of new realities. The last overhaul of the security system in 1986 by the...
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Reps Seek Improved Funding Of Maritime Agencies
House of Representative committee on Marine Transport, Ports and Harbourhas made case for increased revenue allocation to maritime agencies insisting that such was necessary for Nigeria to become hub...
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NPA Assures Stakeholders Of Transparent Budget Implementation
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured stakeholders that it would ensure a most efficient budgetary implementation in all ramifications. Executive director, finance and...
View ArticleFMDQ To Admit Listing Of FGN Eurobonds
The FMDQ Over-the-Counter Securities Exchange said, it is set to admit the pioneer listing of the $1 billion Federal Government of Nigeria Eurobond to its platform. The move, according to the Exchange,...
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Fidelity Bank Trains Children On Social Etiquette
Fidelity Bank is collaborating with JSK Etiquette Consortium to teach contemporary manners and social skills to children in Nigeria as part of its efforts at developing the next generation. The...
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We ‘II Make NiMet Commercially Viable –Prof. Mashi
The new Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi, in this interview with newsmen, spoke on his mission to reposition the Agency and make it at par...
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BBOG Group Urges PMB To Visit Northeast Again
The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group has stated that it is long overdue for President MuhammedBuhari to visit the Northeast again. In a press release signed by the leaders of the group, Dr Oby...
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letter to the editor
Turkey: Where Uba Gaya, Others Got it Wrong I had thought I would be replying to the story of one TaofeekLawal on his story about Turkish espionage in Nigera, in the LEADERSHIP of February 13, 2017....
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God Can Turn Your Mistakes To Miracles (Part 1)
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 All things include your failures, your mistakes, and even...
View ArticleCelebrating The Best And Brightest Members Of The 7th House Of Reps
The decade of the 1960’s could be described as the golden age of reform and revolution in the United States and indeed the global arena as a series of cataclysmic and turbulent events, occurrences,...
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Why Oil Companies Can’t Access $600m Local Content Fund – DG NCDMB
In the last seven years, the Nigerian Content Development Fund, NCDF, has grown to nearly $600 million. This was revealed to our correspondent by Simbi Wabote, executive secretary of the Nigerian...
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$4.5bn China loan To Be Committed To Agric Mechanisation – Ogbeh
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has assured that the $4.5bn that will come to the agriculture sector from the Chinese government as grant to Nigeria would be used...
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APC Registers 1 Million New Members In South East – National Vice Chair
The South-east zone of the All Progressive Congress {APC} has requested for extension of the time allotted for the on-going continuous registration exercise of the party as well as more materials from...
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Sheriff Takes Over Wadata Plaza Tomorrow, As Anxiety Grips Makarfi’s Camp
The return of Sen Ali Modu Sheriff as national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sparked anxiety within the ranks of the Sen Ahmed Makarfi-led group of the party. This comes just as...
View ArticleMan, 60, Commits Suicide, Sets Abuja Hotel Ablaze
A man believed to be in his early 60s said to be a Chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Isaac Ojukwu, has set himself ablaze in a rented hotel apartment in Nyanya, a satellite...
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