Worried by the heightened spate of premature babies in the country, a non-governmental organization, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, WBFA, has disclosed that over 871,000 premature babies are born in Nigeria annually.

By Nkiruka Nnorom   Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited has urged corporate organisations and project developers, among others, to explore its recently launched N100 billion infrastructure fund, saying that the  establishment of the Fund was borne out of the need to bring to the fore the many opportunities for investments beyond the traditional investment propositions. Dolu […]

*Indicts Customs, lists operational requirements By Godfrey Bivwere The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has alleged that the bonded terminals approved by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) are ill-equipped for operation in contradiction of the Customs Excise and Management Act (CEMA). The allegation contained in a letter the Association sent to the […]

By Emma Ujah & Elizabeth Adegbesan The federal government has appointed Transaction Advisers for a $6.2 billion Eurobond Issuance set for part-funding of its estimated N5.2 trillion deficit in the 2021 Budget. According to the Debt management Office (DMO), the Federal Executive Council (FEC), at its meeting on Wednesday, yesterday, approved the advisory services. READ […]

Managing Director of the Royal African Young Leadership Forum, RAYLF, established by the Ooni of Ife, Mr. Bello Shagari, has described leadership as a position of responsibility and should not be seen as an avenue to make money, as many young people join politics for the wrong reasons.

Fund has many descriptions. It can be a large supply of money set aside for something. An example is the sinking fund, which is money set aside periodically by a bond issuer to redeem the debt at maturity. Another example is fund set aside by government, such as FGN’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) which […]

Veterinary Council of Nigeria, on Thursday, warned all unregistered and illegal Veterinary outfits in the country to register with their various state committees within the next 60 days or face the full wrath of the law.

Almost everyone in life started out in their career with income that is bigger than their bills. Over time they amass so much bills that their bills overtake their income.  From this point forward only 15% of working professionals will reverse the equation. And among this 15%, only 4% reach the point where their income […]

The Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Barrister Babatunde Fashola, and two-term Lagos State Governor has goofed. On the sideline of his recent inspection of the two bridges built by the Federal Government in Cross River State, the trained lawyer who suddenly became an engineer during the first term of the present Administration has also […]

The global pandemic has left in its toll untold pains and damage to all facets of our humanity. Most of the worst hit countries are faced with the challenges of breakdown in health infrastructure and shortage of health personnel in the midst of a dwindling economic outlook. It is noteworthy to say that the country […]

The Convener of the Abuja International Housing Show, Barrister Festus Adebayo has said STOW; the proptech, (property technology) solution promoted by Octo5 Holdings Ltd, will revolutionize housing in Nigeria and bring about much needed collaboration in the Nigerian housing sector.

By Ikechukwu Amaechi IN Nigeria, unseen enemies are always doing their worst. They seem to have their eyes, this time, on Nigeria’s most decorated policeman, Abba Kyari. But are they? Or is Kyari his own worst enemy? Time will tell. In the last couple of weeks, global news outlets have been awash with the story […]

Ogun deploys Pay1One digital payment assurance platform across its various health facilities

The EFInA Access to Financial Services in Nigeria 2020 Kaduna State Deep Dive Survey indicates significant market opportunity to drive financial inclusion in Kaduna State, including among excluded groups such as women, rural adults, micro-entrepreneurs and farmers. High ownership of mobile phones and interest in digital financial services present favourable conditions for reversing the financial […]

Battery Smartphone Of The Year’ award at the Beacon of ICT Awards 2021 event held on July 24th in Lagos, Nigeria.