Fiscal deficit pressure: FG increases domestic borrowing by 3.9% to N3.3trn in H1’21

Fiscal deficit pressure: FG increases domestic borrowing by 3.9% to N3.3trn in H1’21

By Babajide Komolafe Pressured by widening fiscal deficit worsened by weak revenue inflow, the Federal Government took advantage of investors’ appetite for higher interest rate to increase  domestic borrowing in the first half of the year (H1’21) by 3.9 per cent, year-on-year, to N3.3 trillion from N3.18 trillion in the corresponding period of 2020 (H1 […]
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Vbank set to dazzle Lagos corps members again

Vbank set to dazzle Lagos corps members again

The Lagos NYSC Orientation camp, Iyana-Ipaja, comes alive again as Vbank, Nigeria’s foremost digital bank and the Banking App of the Year 2020 is set to dazzle corps members for the NYSC 2021 Batch B orientation camp. At the orientation camp for the Batch A Stream 2A participants held in June this year, Vbank, a […]

Gombe records 44 cholera cases with 4 deaths – Commissioner

Gombe records 44 cholera cases with 4 deaths – Commissioner

Gombe Commissioner for Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, says four persons have died, with 44 others testing positive for cholera out of the 77 gastroenteritis cases recorded in the state. Dahiru disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Gombe. According to him, government has already placed three settlements in the state capital on red […]

Technology: Cultivating saving culture through retail investment in Africa’s bourses

Technology: Cultivating saving culture through retail investment in Africa’s bourses

By Muathi Kilonzo IT goes without saying that savings are an important way to grow economies and boost individual self-actualisation goals. Despite various instruments and policies put in place to boost the investment culture in Africa, such as social security funds or private pension plans, there remains significant room for improvement to keep up with […]

Infinix Note 10 Caravan to visit three Nigerian cities

Infinix Note 10 Caravan to visit three Nigerian cities

Besides achieving the feat of being the World’s biggest center-punch screen smartphone, the Note10 series flaunts a super amazing Helio G95 processor and upgraded features from its previous rollouts. Earlier in June this year, Infinix unveiled the Note 10 series in a remarkable online launch featuring top celebrities and incredibly engaging activities. Now, you will […]

Sam Zuga to give free N100,000 to all willing Nigerians to boost digital economy

Sam Zuga to give free N100,000 to all willing Nigerians to boost digital economy

In his continuous efforts to help every willing Nigerian youth and as well boost the depreciating economy of Nigeria, Archbishop Sam Zuga of House of Joy Ministry who as continued to identify the problems of Nigeria and the people and possible solutions has unveiled his plans to gift out N100,000. The philanthropic cleric who in […]

At last the game changers as poverty stalks the land

At last the game changers as poverty stalks the land

By Louis Achi THE Federal Government inaugurated the third batch (Batch C) of the N-Power exercise on the National Social Investment Management System, NASIMS, on Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Abuja. NASIMS is the central management platform for the administration and coordination of the National Social Investment Programmes, NSIP, under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian […]

3 die after rice meal in Akwa Ibom

3 die after rice meal in Akwa Ibom

By Chioma Onuegbu Akwa Ibom State Police command says it has commenced investigation to unravel the cause of death of a 30-year- old woman simply identified as Uduak Obong, her 7-year-old daughter, and her sister identified as Blessing. It was gathered that the sad incident happened last Wednesday night, August, 4, 2021 at Obio Etoi, […]