By Taiye Agbaje The arraignment of Binance Holdings Limited and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, could not proceed on Thursday due to inability of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to effect service of the charge on the defendants’. When the matter was called for theContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi ThriveAgric, an agricultural technology company has partnered with Acorn-Rabobank, Netherlands, to empower about 30,000 smallholder farmers towards sustainable agroforestry practices and combating climate change. The partnership was unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja, at a roundtable organised by ThriveAgric in collaboration with Alliance for a Green Revolution inContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) says the payment of claims and compensations does not alone measure the successes recorded by the Fund. Mrs Maureen Allagoa, Managing Director of NSITF, said this on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving members of the Nigeria Council of Registered InsuranceContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja signed the Students Loan Bill into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students loan is part of the implementation of the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023. The Act, popularly known as the Students Loan BillContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, has urged the Federal Government to make retirement easy for Nigerian workers, especially now that the country is facing economic challenges. Ajaero made the plea on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the XEM Consulting Limited,Continue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Kana, on Wednesday inaugurated a 10-member committee to review the proposed Veterans Federation of Nigeria Bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee’s primary objective is to propose necessary amendments to the bill that is expectedContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) From the early years of Nigeria’s route to into nationhood when Order in Council (London) made laws for it as a Crown Colony, politicians have strived to produce a constitution that meets the citizens’ aspirations. Right from Clifford Constitution (1922) to RichardsContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam An Economist, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu says Foreign Exchange (Forex) is not the only determinant of high prices of goods and services. Ekechukwu, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dignity Finance and Investment Ltd., spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Victor Nwachukwu Nigeria’s Female fighting sensation Cpl Juliet Ukah of Police College, Ikeja, on Sunday night in Enugu defeated Eunice Akello of Uganda, to extend her unbeaten run in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ukah, who is the lead in the AfricanContinue Reading
Manchester City goal poacher, Erling Haaland, has said that his team can still win the English Premier League (EPL) title in spite of their goalless draw with title contenders Arsenal on Sunday. The encounter which took place at the Etihad Stadium saw Manchester City and Arsenal handing Liverpool the advantageContinue Reading
