By Olayinka Ajayi The Centre for Public Productivity and Development, CPROD, has blamed the nation’s economic decline on lack of productivity standard. Speaking during the award and induction of Fellows into the centre, the Vice President, CPROD, Dr. Gbenga Adeyemo, noted that for Nigeria to regain its economic strength, there’s the need for the nation to […]

In the face of worsening insecurity, Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, yesterday ordered immediate closure of some major highways in the state to check activities of bandits and other violent crimes in the state.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The issue of assessing the death benefits of a deceased employee or pensioner has continued to pose a challenge to beneficiaries, especially next-of-kin. However, a former member of the board of the National Pension Commission, PenCom, and Director, Centre For Pension Right Advocacy, CPRA, Ivor Takor, in this piece, says “Will” remains […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Joy Ajayi The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc has disbursed the sum of N400 billion to over 150,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) since its inception in 2017. Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Tony Okpanachi, disclosed this during the second annual lecture series of the bank […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the freezing of Kogi State salary bailout account number; 0073572696 domiciled in one of the new generation banks over a N20 billion loan obtained from the bank.