Nigeria’s financial inclusion reaches 79% — EFInA
By Matthew Johnson The Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) has released its ninth Access to Financial Services in Nigeria (A2F) Survey, showing that 79% of Nigerian adults use a financial product or service. Formal inclusion reached 73%, exceeding the 70% target under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy. EFInA’s Board Chair, Dr Agnes Olatokunbo Martins, […]
Abandoned economic roadmap scuttled Nigeria’s development — Asiodu
ELDER statesman, Chief Phillip Asiodu, said that the failure of the federal government to implement the economic roadmap put in place between 1975 and 1978 to rebuild Nigeria was responsible for the country’s under-development.
UBA Capital explains rise in revenue, declares N1.5bn dividend
UBA Capital Plc has explained to its shareholders that its revenue rose by 241 percent to N4.6 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2013, just as it declared a dividend of N1.5 billion.
World Bank pulls together more fund for FARA’s MDTF
World Bank has granted an additional $19 million to Forum for Agriculture Research in Africa (FARA) to extend its Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) grant agreement for a further five years.
India seeks greater ties with Nigeria in non-oil sector
Indian High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr A. R. Ghanashyam, has called for greater trade ties in the non-oil sector between Nigeria and India. Ghanashyam made the call in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr Ekpo Nta.
Nigeria needs bio-technology in agriculture — Mosanto
AS controversy continues to trail the proposed use of bio-technology in food production in Nigeria, one of the worldfs largest seeds companies, Monsanto, had persuaded Nigerians about the benefits of bio-technology and Genetically Modified Organisms, GMO, in food production and its safety for human consumption, as other countries were accepting the technology.
