After the compulsory one year national youth service in the Works Dept. of one of the local government councils in old Bauchi State, Mr. Chris Ezeoguine began his search for a job after his hope of being retained by the local council was dashed. He went back to Lagos but could not get a job as there was temporary embargo on employment by government at that time.

Global fish consumptionis on the rise as people increasingly look for healthy and nutritious food.

An innovative tractor lease financing scheme, designed to help private operators own tractors and increase farmers’ access to tractor services, has been launched in Nigeria. The scheme is being implemented by a leading financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, in partnership with Springfield Agro Ltd – the representative of the Mahindra tractor brand in Nigeria – and the Tractor Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN) – a group representing small-scale tractor service operators.

Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) is considering using Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMIs) as collection centres for the National Housing Fund (NHF) scheme, a departure from the current policy that makes FMBN the sole collector of the fund.

Lagos State Government and the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) have set up a joint committee to work out an amicable settlement of a dispute between them over sites acquired in the state for the suspended National Housing Programme (NHP).