NGO trains over 20,000 undergraduates on plastic pollution
By Peter Egwuatu U-Recycle Initiative Africa, a youth-led Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, has trained over twenty thousand youths across four federal universities in Nigeria through the second edition of its flagship multi-year initiative for universities, called PlasticWize 2.0. The NGO is advancing environmental education, circular economy solutions, and climate action across Africa. Through PlasticWize 2.0, themed, “Redefining […]
Federal, state pensioners in Ogun tell tale of woes
Best of time for both the federal and state pensioners in Ogun State, as unpaid gratuities and irregular payment of pension have made life very miserable for the senior citizens.
Oil falls below $56, heads for biggest annual drop since 2008
Oil dropped below $56 a barrel on Wednesday and was heading for its biggest annual decline since 2008, pressured by weakening demand and a supply glut prompted by the U.S. shale boom and OPEC’s refusal to cut output.
CBN defends naira with $5.3bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria sold $5.3 billion to defend the naira in October even as foreign exchange inflow into the economy fell by 5.4 percent during the month.
Amosun spends N27bn on pensions, gratuities
Responding, the state government said it had spent about N22billion as payment of pensions and N5billion as gratuities in the last three and half years and pledged that it would neither owe the pensioners nor its workers.
Ecobank named Investment Bank of the Year
Ecobank has been named Investment Bank of the Year – Nigeria in the Wealth & Finance International magazine Finance Awards 2014.
