Digital Finance growth outpaces confidence — Bridgforte
The rapid growth in digital finance is outpacing public confidence in the financial ecosystem, prompting the Bridgforte Centre for Global Impact to launch a new governance framework and the Trust Lab to strengthen trust in platform-led finance.
FG targets $80bn trade with Asia in 2yrs
The Federal Government and Nigeria’s ambassadors across the Asian countries held a strategic meeting in New Delhi, India, for the first time in over 50 years and resolved to work on doubling the volume of trade between Nigeria and Asia to over $80billion (N13.2trillion ) within two years.
Honeywell invests N1bn to boost FG’s cassava policy
The Federal Government’s transformation agenda in the Agricultural sector, weekend, received a boost, as Honeywell Flour Mills Plc said it has invested N1 billion in the upgrade of its mills for increased cassava flour inclusion.
NARTO raises alarm over hijack of loaded tankers
The National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, has raised alarm over the hijack of their trucks by heavily armed men who escape with them fully loaded with petrol and siphon the fuel and set them ablaze afterwards.
Shell divests from 8 crude oil marginal fields in 5 years – Official
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Friday confirmed that it had divested eight Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) in Nigeria from 2010 to date.
Mixed grill for businesses as Ebola impacts economy
By YINKA KOLAWOLE, LAWANI MIKAIRU, FRANKLIN ALLI, MICHAEL EBOH, PRINCEWILL EKWUJURU & JONAH NWOKPOKU The incidence of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) brought into Nigeria on July 25 by the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, has elicited different reactions from operators on its possible impact on business activities in the country. Investigations carried out by Financial […]
