FG, UNDP commence drive to improve Nigeria’s credit rating
…Cut borrowing costs Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has begun efforts to improve Nigeria’s sovereign credit ratings as part of a broader strategy to reduce the country’s borrowing costs and attract more investment. Speaking at the High-Level Debriefing Meeting on the Credit Ratings […]
BoI to channel 70% of €85m EIB facility to drive cocoa, dairy sectors
Nigeria’s foremost Development finance institution, Bank of Industry (BOI) has secured a €60 million credit facility from the European Investment Bank to fund Nigeria’s cocoa and dairy value addition drive, with a focus on processing, ingredients and chocolate manufacturing.
40 years after SAP: Experts, CSOs fault privatisation of Govt services
.Say Nigeria still chasing wrong cure By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Forty years after the Federal Government embraced the International Monetary Fund IMF induced Structural Adjustment Programme SAP, leading economists, civil society leaders and development experts have faulted the continued wholesale privatisation of government services under the reform, insisting that the country is still chasing the […]
‘2026 NBA Elections: Challenges mount as 3 SANs eye presidential seat’
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — With barely 48 hours to go, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the umbrella body for legal practitioners, still stands at a crossroads amid internal wrangling that threatens the smooth conduct of its national elections. Section 10(1) of the NBA Constitution 2015 (as amended in 2025) establishes the Electoral Committee of […]
Senate confirms Fasina as non-career ambassador despite protests
Fasina’s confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, chaired by Senator Sani Bello (APC, Niger North).
Despite protests, senate confirms Fasina as non-career ambassadorial nominee
By Henry Umoru, ABUJA The Senate on Thursday confirmed Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina (Lagos) as a Non-Career Ambassadorial nominee despite protests by some civil society organisations against his nomination. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs chaired by Senator Sani Bello (APC, Niger North). The report was […]
