CBN releases N500m through Enugu govt for SMEs
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has released N500 million to the Enugu State Government to finance 1,600 micro enterprise borrowers recommended by Enugu Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs, Centre under the state Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Programme, MSMEDP.
UAD lauds Nigerians’ courage
UNITED Action for Democracy, UAD, has urged Nigerians to brace up for a ceaseless struggle in 2015 against austerity measures that could worsen the already excruciating burden of the working people, women and youth.
Fuel scarcity in Edo worsens
AS the effect of the scarcity of petroleum products bites harder in Edo State, long queues of vehicles and traffic of anxious buyers of the products in jerry cans, have characterized petrol stations in Benin City, Edo State, and its environ.
Oyo REC assumes duty amid protest by CPP
Ibadan—The new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of Oyo State, Mr Rufus Akeju, has assumed duty in Ibadan in spite of protest by members of the Coalition of Political Parties, CPP.
Okorocha urges prayers for Nigeria’s unity
OWERRI—Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State yesterday called on Nigerians of goodwill to work and pray together for the oneness of the country to prove those who had predicted the division of the country in 2015 wrong.
Amosun spends N27bn on pensions, gratuities
Responding, the state government said it had spent about N22billion as payment of pensions and N5billion as gratuities in the last three and half years and pledged that it would neither owe the pensioners nor its workers.
