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Focusing on the last mile – a case for shared prosperity in financial inclusion

As we mark another financial inclusion week, what immediately comes to mind is that access to mobile telecommunications has reached over 125 million Nigerians and still growing with inadequate harnessing of the full potentials it provides. While the telco subscription has been phenomenal in terms of reach and penetration, it has become difficult to translate these successes to financial services reach.

Nigerian scholars abroad owed N2.4b, Saraki intervenes

The Director in charge of Scholarship at the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) said N2.4 Billion is owed Nigerian scholars abroad by the Board due to inadequate or lack of budgetary provisions. Fatima Ahmad said there was an outstanding scholarship allowance to the tune of N799.8 million, in 2015 and 2016, out of which Ñ444.2 million […]

Diezani fails to get wish in N500m criminal charge

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday refused an application by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, seeking to be joined in a N500 million criminal charge.

Two airways crew arrested over narcotics

Nairobi Two members of Kenya Airways cabin crew were arrested at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Thursday with narcotic substances while about to fly to Benin in West Africa, police and the airline have confirmed. A police at the airport said the two cabinet crew members were arrested a few minutes to their […]

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