By Joseph Edeh The FCT Unity Football Championship will kick-off on July 8 across the six area councils of the territory, with the grand finale scheduled to hold on July 29 in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). MOO Mohammed, Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), of the Adedoyin Benjamins-LaniyiContinue Reading
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS,) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with five African multinational commercial banking groups for seamless cross-border trade payments. The groups include Standard Bank Group, Access Bank Group, Ecobank Group, KCB Group, and UBA Group. These significant partnerships aim to revolutioniseContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Vitafoam, a prominent foam manufacturing company, has partnered I-Create Club to award six exceptional primary school pupils for their outstanding achievements in a creative competition. Mr Taiwo Adeniyi, the Group Managing Director, Vitafoam, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Adeniyi said the competition wasContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Jumia, a leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has reiterated its commitment to driving economic growth through the expansion to secondary cities and rural areas to close the inequality gap. Mr Massimiliano Spalazzi, the Chief Executive Officer, Jumia Nigeria, said this at the launch of its Rural Area ReportContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola His Majesty, King Charles III of England, has set up an initiative to tackle unemployment, bridge skills gap and enhance employability of Nigerian youths. This was disclosed during the Prince’s Trust International (PTI) Recruitment Fair on Tuesday in Lagos. The fair was done in collaboration withContinue Reading
TAJBank Managing Director, Hamid Joda By Kadiri Abdulrahman TAJBank Limited, Nigeria’s fast-growing non-interest bank, has set a new record in the Nigerian banking system with the payment of dividends to its shareholders within three years of its operations. According to a statement by Isiaku Gwamna, the Chaiman of TAJBank’s board,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Board of Directors, African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a loan of 115 million dollars to support a major road rehabilitation project in Abia State, Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by the Nigeria Country Department of the bank on Saturday in Abuja. ItContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied the alleged plan by the association to increase pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol to N700 per litre nationwide. The Chairman of IPMAN Southwest Zone, Alhaji Dele Tajudeen, stated this in anContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has unveiled a Strategic Plan for delegation of duties and responsibilities of revenue collection to the Federal Capital Territory-Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS). Mr Adesola Olusade, Permanent Secretary in charge of FCTA, unveiled the plan during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The World Bank said on Tuesday that it planned to commit additional 750 million dollars to deepen Nigerians access to electricity through the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). Ms Elizabeth Huybens, the World Bank’s Director of Strategy and Operations for Western Central African Region, said this while inspectingContinue Reading
