Pope Francis is due to arrive in Ulaanbaatar on Friday morning in a startup trip to Mongolia, the first by a pope to the East Asian country. The head of the Catholic Church is scheduled to rest after his arrival after a long flight from Rome, and plans to startContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A communication service provider, VDT Communications Ltd., has been awarded an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) recertification by the British Standard Institute. Mrs Bimbo Ikumariegbe, Chief Operating Officer, VDT Communications Ltd, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said the certification was recognised as the world’s mostContinue Reading
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 23 pips to 7.1788 against the dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has expanded its services into the personal banking segment to support Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) goal of achieving 95 per cent financial inclusion by 2024. Acting Managing Director, Moniepoint MFB, Mr Babatunde Olofin, said this at a news conference on Monday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The three tiers of government – the Federal, States and Local Government Councils (LGs), shared a total of N4.37 trillion from the Federation Account as statutory revenue allocations between January and June 2023. This is contained in the latest report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency InitiativeContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government on Thursday expressed commitment to eliminate illegal mining and empower 30 master jeweller trainees to create job opportunities. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, said this in Abuja during the graduation and presentation of starter packs to graduands of the thirdContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The United Children’s Nation Fund (UNICEF) has partnered Nigerian celebrities as its champions to drive the needed change and provide hope for the vulnerable and adolescent children. Speaking at the event on Wednesday which held at Ikoyi, Lagos, Cristian Munduate, UNICEF Nigeria Representative, said that the championsContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu No fewer than 130 pupils and students benefitted from the just-concluded Next Generation Financial Markets Empowerment organised by FMDQ Group Plc. in Lagos. The 2023 Summer Camp Programme held at the Exchange Place, FMDQ premises in Lagos. At the grand finale of event on Wednesday, Ms. KaodiContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) says it has partnered with some Nigerian universities on research into alternative source of energy called renewable energy. The PTDF’s Executive Secretary, Dr Bello Aliyu Gusau, disclosed this at a workshop on Wednesday held at University of Benin. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye An Education Advocate, Mrs Katmaan Senlong, has harped on the importance of educating the children beyond the ‘four walls’ of the classroom. Senlong, the CEO of Rupetta Academy Tech Swimmers: Coding, Chess & Swimming Club gave the advice in a chat with newsmen at the end ofContinue Reading
