By Kamal Tayo Oropo The Bank of Industry (BoI) has secured a 50 million dollars loan portfolio from the African Guarantee Fund (AGF). This is in a bid to empower women entrepreneurs and drive economic growth in Nigeria. This innovative guarantee framework agreement is backed by theContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mrs Elizabeth Ndako has been a smallholder farmer for many years. She grows grains and tubers in Patigi, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara state. To boost her production, Ndako spends close to N300,000 on agro-chemical to increase productivity andContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M. Ali, has lauded National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), for efforts toward reducing counterfeit goods in Nigeria. He gave the commendation when Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, will be the Guest Speaker at the 2024 Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Public Lecture. The Chairman, Kaduna State Chapter of the institute, Mr Haroun Malami, made this knownContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A delegation of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) observation mission led by former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday arrived in Accra, ahead of the Dec. 7 general elections in the country. The WAEF’s communications Officer, Wealth Ominabo, disclosed this in a statement made availableContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is to partner with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on ensuring that concessionaires procure insurance covers for assets under Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Head, Media and Publicity, ICRC, IfeanyiContinue Reading
The Dangote Cement and six host communities in Benue on Wednesday signed a historic Community Development Agreement (CDA) The landmark accord commits Dangote Cement to multimillion-Naira development initiatives, and was celebrated as a transformative milestone, with the communities pledging to uphold a peaceful coexistence. A traditional ruler, TerContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Stakeholders in the tourism sector have called on government at all levels to ensure provision of basic infrastructure to further enhance its contributions to national economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders made the call at the ongoing 7th annual NationalContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu is committed to accountability on tax bills and will always act in the best interest of Nigerians. Idris said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, while reacting to the ongoingContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) has said that the four new tax reform bills presently before the National Assembly would provide a stronger safety net for Nigerians. Nwoko, who is representing Delta North Senatorial District and a member of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendment asContinue Reading
