By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has awarded N5 million to three young Nigerian innovators with outstanding ideas to tackle post-harvest losses in the agricultural sector. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, commended the participants for their ingenuity at the inauguration inContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) on Friday called on Nigeria’s monetary authorities to consider partially backing the Naira with gold reserves as a means of stabilising the currency. The Institute’s Registrar, Mr Adedoyin Olumide, who made the call during an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has given N531,000 each to 531 NYSC members in a bid to make them self reliant. The corps members were also empowered with starter packs to start their own businesses. The items were presented to the corps members byContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Economic experts on Thursday called for strategic reforms, citizen accountability and evidence-based leadership to revive Nigeria’s economy. The experts made the call during the maiden public lecture of the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences of Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin, the capital of Edo. The NewsContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration on electrical and electronic standardisation in Nigeria. The Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, said this at a Stakeholders Forum organised by SON in collaboration with IEC andContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has pledged to collaborate with the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) to support Nigeria’s clean energy transition, reduce poverty, and improve cost efficiency in public services. Dr Adebowale Adedokun, Director-General of the BPP, made this known in a statement releasedContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has expressed its readiness to partner with BudgiT to enhance transparency in Nigeria’s capital budget implementation. The Executive Chairman of the commission, Dr Victor Muruako, made this known while receiving a BudgiT delegation on courtesy visit in Abuja. Muruako was represented byContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The World Bank has urged cooperative societies and regulators to address issues around technology and regulations in the country to meet with global cooperative trends. World Bank Lead Speaker, Dave Grace, said this at a two-day conference organised by the National Cooperative Financing Agency of Nigeria (CFAN)Continue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Abuja Enterprises Agency (AEA) says it is collaborating with local and international organisations to support Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for a conducive business environment. said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Ugwuada-Ezirigwe said that the agency wasContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger State House of Assembly has approved a ₦70 billion bond request by Gov. Umaru Bago to finance infrastructure projects in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bond was approved during the plenary session in Minna on Tuesday following itsContinue Reading
