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Ondo State first lady, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu
Business

Akeredolu’s wife encourages Ondo women to learn digital skills

The Ondo State first lady, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, recently encouraged women to engage with information communication technology and other valuable skills that can contribute to their self-development. The Punch reported that she offered this advice to women during the culminating event of the 2023 International Women’s Day in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday. Mrs. […]

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Why Elon Musk plans to visit China, April

  By Christian George Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, is set to visit China in order to woo more foreign investment to help shore up an economy battered by three years of COVID curbs. It would be recalled that the World Richest Man visited the Asian country in the year 2020 to launch his internet business. […]

Naval Officers' Wives Association
Business

Naval officers’ wives encourage Delta women on skill acquisition

The president of the Naval Officers’ Wives Association, Hajiya Nana Gambo, has encouraged women in Delta State to fully utilize the entrepreneurial training that is available at the NOWA skill acquisition center located in Oghara. This was during the graduation ceremony for the first edition of the NOWA skill acquisition program that had trained 21 […]

NSIA's net assets hit N1.02trn - Report
Insurance

NSIA’s net assets hit N1.02trn – Report

The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority which oversees the country’s sovereign wealth fund released its audited financial results for the 2022 fiscal year on Thursday. According to The Sun, the difficult macroeconomic context, the financial performance highlights the NSIA’s investment strategy’s tenacity and the quality of its earnings. Highlights of NSIA’s performance and activities over time revealed […]

FCMB raises ₦147.5bn in oversubscribed public offer
Housing

FCMB, real estate companies collaborate on affordable housing in Lagos

First City Monument Bank has teamed with Brains & Hammers Ltd and Brooks Assets & Resources Limited to provide affordable housing for salaried and self-employed people of Lagos State, allowing them to realize their dream of home ownership. Vanguard reported that the arrangement would enable FCMB clients and other Nigerians to buy homes or acquire land […]

World Bank confirms Ajay Banga sole candidate for president
World

World Bank confirms Ajay Banga sole candidate for president

US national and former Mastercard Inc. chief, Ajay Banga, has been announced as the sole nominee for the position of the next President of the World Bank by the bank’s Board of Executive Directors. This comes after US President Joe Biden nominated him for the position in February. In a statement issued on Friday, the […]

Business

SON warns against buying uncertified products

The Director General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Malam Farouk Salim, has urged Nigerians to avoid buying uncertified products that could pose a risk to their well-being. According to The Punch, Salim made this announcement during SON’s Special Day event, which took place on Thursday at the ongoing 34th Enugu International Trade Fair in […]

Nigerians not aware of all opportunities provided by AfCFTA - Stakeholders
Economy

AfCFTA will overcome limits of Africa’s fragmented markets – Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the African Continental Free Trade Area would overcome the limitations of Africa’s tiny, fragmented markets, and it will have a significant impact on trade inside the continent in terms of both commodities and services. According to Nairametrics, the Nigerian Diaspora is the forerunner in keeping up with […]

Debt Management Office,Nigeria
Business

Private sector predicts more hardship as national debt hits N46trn

Members of Organised Private Sector and economists have predicted more hardship for Nigerians and organizations as the total public debt stock increased to N46.25tn in the last of 2022. This comes after the announcement of the the Debt Management Office on Thursday that revealed that Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to $103.11bn in the […]

Naira redesign: CBN has my approval, Buhari clarifies
Business

Substandard ACs, refrigerators suck Nigerians’ finances – FG

The Federal Government has stated that it will not allow the importation of substandard air conditioners and refrigerators as they strain finances, causing higher energy bills. This followed after the United Nations reported that Nigerians purchase about one million air conditioners annually. According to The Punch, Nigeria government has instructed relevant agencies to ensure that […]

FBN Insurance targets 1m customers in one year
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First Bank renames UK, African subsidiaries

Wilson Adekumola One of the largest commercial banks in Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has disclosed a phased corporate name change of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. In a statement, the nation’s premier financial services institution noted that FBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia and FBNBank DRC are now […]

Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullah
Business

Deforestation: FG blames state govts, charcoal dealers

MThe Federal Government attributed the massive deforestation in states where trees are being cut down for commercial charcoal production to powerful interests. According to The Punch, the government said that these interests are obstructing its target of planting 25 million trees by 2030 under the afforestation policy of the Buhari regime. The Minister of Environment, […]