Before the Senate roundtable on banks
THE Senate, last week, said Nigeria’s banking sector is being run by a cartel which frustrates the monetary and fiscal policies of the Federal Government, adding that bank owners have become so strong that they now manipulate the economy. This came with Senators’ condemnation of the high interest rates which they said were “imposed by banks.”
Police, car dealers to authenticate vehicles for sale
A Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, that will create an authentic data base for members of the public and their vehicles, under supervision of the Nigeria Police Force was at the weekend signed between an IT company, Media Concepts International and Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria, AMDON.
Edo human trafficker nabbed, 3 victims rescued
A notorious human trafficker, who has been named in many human trafficking cases, has been arrested by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, at his residence in Benin, Edo State, with three victims rescued.
PIB: Hasten passage of Host Community Bill —Isoko HOSTCOM
HOST Communities of Nigeria, Oil and Gas, HOSTCOM, Isoko ethnic nationality chapter, yesterday, urged the National Assembly to hasten the passage of the Host Community Bill presently before it to douse the tension in the Niger Delta and pave the way for the overall development of the oil rich region.
FBN Holdings targets reduced NPL in 2017
FBN Holdings Plc has commenced move to reduce its Non Performing Loan, NPL, which stood at over 25.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2017.
Ekiti begins Mission Schools hand over to original owners
Indications emerged at the weekend that Ekiti State Government will be handing over mission schools to their original owners on the condition that they can prove that they have the ability to provide qualitative education in such institutions.
