MFBs disburse N66bn in six months

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that loans and advances disbursed by micro-finance banks (MfBs) in the first half of year 2011 increased by 23.8 per cent to N65.5 billion, as against N52.9bn recorded at end-December 2010.
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Warner ready to spill the beans on Blatter

Jack Warner has hit out at Fifa president Sepp Blatter, promising the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian he will reveal details of secret discussions between himself and the 75-year-old.

RIM out to rev up BlackBerry with sexy new apps

Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday set out to rev up its BlackBerry and PlayBook lines with a tactic from Apple’s winning playbook — sexy, entertaining software applications.

ECOWAS leaders fail to appoint head of commission

An emergency summit of west African leaders Tuesday failed to appoint a president for West Africa’s economic community Commission to replace the incumbent whose tenure officially expired last year, a senior official said.

JTF troops arrest dozens of oil thieves

The Nigerian military task force known as the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) on Tuesday said it had arrested 50 suspected oil thieves in the past three months and destroyed some 2,000 illicit refineries this year in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.

Plateau residents say no to fuel subsidy removal

Some residents of Plateau have voiced their opposition to the planned removal of petroleum subsidy by the Federal Government, saying the action will inflict more hardship on the average Nigerians.

Deschamps aims to win clash with Arsenal

Didier Deschamps says Marseille will play without fear against Arsenal on Wednesday, as they re-immerse themselves in a Champions League campaign that has proved a respite from domestic setbacks.

Deschamps stress-free ahead of Arsenal clash

Didier Deschamps says Marseille will play without fear against Arsenal on Wednesday, as they re-immerse themselves in a Champions League campaign that has proved a respite from domestic setbacks.

Doma docked over 16-count charge

Former governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, was Tuesday arraigned at the Federal High Court Lafia, on a sixteen-count charge bothering on alleged misappropriation of state funds, amounting to N18billion.

Jos crisis: court acquits 6 suspects

A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Tuesday discharged and acquitted six suspects accused of participating in the Jan. 20 crisis in the Plateau capital.

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