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By Emmanuel Afonne Mr Umar Yakubu, the Executive-Director, Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch (CeFTiW), has called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to raise the bar in the fight against corruption to save the economy from collapse. Yakubu made the call in Abuja on Thursday at a workshop/presentationContinue Reading

By Constance Athekame The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has held its first investor matchmaking for the Solar Power Naija Programme to provide opportunity for potential investors to pitch their financial offerings to developers. A statement from REA in Abuja on Thursday said the event was organised in collaboration with theContinue Reading

By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has bagged the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) Outstanding Achievement Consumer Education Award. Announcing the award on Wednesday, ICPEN, on its official Twitter handle @ICPEN_est1992, said Nigeria through the FCCPC won the award for non-discrimination of itsContinue Reading

By Ginika Okoye The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says it is engaging with the Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) to develop mutual trust and deepen corporate governance in the insurance industry. NAICOM said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The commission also said that it had fruitfulContinue Reading

By Nefishetu Yakubu The Federal Government, in its effort to ensure Integrated Rural Development across the Country, on Wednesday inaugurated 19 kilometers of road and three water projects in Ikoro and Agbomoba communities in Ovia North East area of Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MinisterContinue Reading