By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) said on Wednesday that plans have been concluded to construct Golden Jubilee Estates across the six-geo political zones of the country. The Managing Director, FHA, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, said this at the unveiling of the logo for the commemoration of the authority’sContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Business community stakeholders on Wednesday, urged entrepreneurs and exporters on the integration of e-commerce to fully exploit the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) 3.4 trillion dollars market. They spoke at a masterclass workshop and exporters on-boarding in Lagos with the theme: “Operationalising the AfCFTA Agreement forContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau Jibrin, has felicitated with the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar on the occasion of his 67th birthday. Jibrin in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ismail Mudashir, described theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Marble Capital Ltd., frontline Ethical and Islamic Fund Manager, is offering a N500 million Marble Halal Fixed Income Fund (MHFIF) an investment opportunity for risk-averse investors. Dr Akeem Oyewale, Marble Capital’s Managing Director, via a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, said the investment opportunity was for risk-averseContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), says it has successfully deployed 103 mini grids across the country under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). The agency said that the project which was being funded by the World Bank had made a significant milestone in its Solar Hybrid Mini-grid component.Continue Reading
Russia has carried out a drone attack on a port in southern Ukraine using `kamikaze’ drones, a Ukrainian regional official said on Wednesday. The strike hit production and transshipment facilities, causing a fire, according to a Telegram post by the Odessa regional governor, Oleh Kiper. He said that the fireContinue Reading
By Perpetual Onuegbu The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the ministry under his watch will construct a flyover as a permanent solution to end the perennial flooding on the Abuja-Lokoja highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister stated this on Tuesday during his tour toContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne No fewer than 230 Nigerian Universities are expected to participate in the 2023 All Nigerian Universities Debating Championship, scheduled to hold between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3 at Veritas University, Abuja. Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Dr Victor Odoeme, said this during a pre-event newsContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Badaru, and his State counterpart, Dr Bello Matawalle on Tuesday assumed office at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. Badaru in his remarks shortly after officially taking over from Dr Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary in the ministry, pledged to review past reportsContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) is set to partner Nimbus Media Ltd., to provide N40 million in advertising support to 20 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) owned by women. In a call for applications unveiled on Tuesday by Nimbus Media, the destinationContinue Reading
