No plan to hike university tuition fees — FG
Abuja—Federal Ministry of Education, yesterday, dismissed insinuations that the Federal Government has approved the hike in tuition fees of Nigerian universities to N350,000.
AMNESTY PROGRAMME: I‘ll transform N’Delta, says Dokubo
SPECIAL Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Prof. Charles Dokubo, on Tuesday expressed optimism that new policies and objectives for Presidential Amnesty Programme under his watch will transform the Niger Delta region.
Lagos APC primary : A-Z of intrigues that led to Ambode’s ouster
High level intrigues for political ascendancy in Lagos State ended abruptly yesterday after somersaults by the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship election panel.
Abe: My knees are for God, I will never kneel for Amaechi
SENATOR Magnus Abe yesterday firmly rebuffed claims that he had crawled back to the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for political rehabilitation saying that he would never kneel down before him for political gain.
Flood : Come to our aid, Okowa begs FG, private sector
DELTA State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, appealed to the Federal Government and the organised private sector to assist flood victims in the state with relief materials.
Getting business loans from banks Wema Bank (5)
We have come to the second section of this discussion on Wema Bank’s SME-focused credit facility. As a catch up on what was discussed in the first section which came in four parts, the key information was that the bank has special offers or services for small businesses.
Entrepreneurs should limit bank credit to 10% of needed funds — Maduka
The Founder and Chief Executive of Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, said entrepreneurs should limit bank credit to not more than 10 percent of what is required to build their businesses.
FG cuts MSMEs registration cost by 50%
The federal government has approved a 90-day special window, from October 1 to December 31, 2018, for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to register their business at 50 percent reduction in cost from N10,000 to N5,000.
Poor Independence Day celebration indicates lack of unity in Nigeria —IPOB
NNEWI—THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday said that the alleged lacklustre attitude and response by Nigerians towards the October 1 independence celebration has exposed Nigeria’s disunity and pretence by Nigerian leaders towards unity in the country.
MSMEs need incentives for voluntary conformity to standards — SMEDAN
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has urged policymakers to provide incentives aimed at ensuring voluntary conformity to standards by Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Confusion mars Imo gov primaries as Uzodinma, Nwosu emerge winners
OWERRI—DISCORDANT tunes yesterday heralded the declaration of results of Imo APC primaries with Kogi Police Commissioner, Ahmed Gulak who presided over the panel that conducted the primary declaring Senator Hope Uzodinma as the APC gubernatorial candidate. But in a twist, the secretary of the panel went ahead and declared Uche Nwosu, Okorocha’s in-law the winner of the primaries.
