Ambassador Terry Igiebor, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has given a grant of N50,000 each to 150 young people and women to empower them in small scale business, just as he also called on them to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen …

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has constituted a new board of directors for Keystone Bank Limited (the bank) as part of the strategy to strengthen the bank’s operations for sustained business growth. The apex bank also appointed two additional executive directors for the lender. In a statement by the …

THE Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has began a landmark partnership with the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV), a renowned UK-based professional body specializing in agricultural and rural valuation. The collaboration aims to leverage the expertise, knowledge and experience of CAAV towards finalizing the long overdue review …

THE  Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has reaffirmed its commitment to regular engagement with critical stakeholders in driving the development process in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this when a delegation of stakeholders from Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, paid him …

THE Federal Government says the 115 Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) in the country will soon be unbundled into basic and secondary schools. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu made this known during the opening of the Annual General Meeting of Principals of Unity Colleges in Abuja on …

THE Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday said  the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lacked the powers to deregister any [political party in the country. Mr Obiora Ifoh, National Secretary of the party made this known in a statement in Abuja. He said the attention of the party’s leadership had been …

  INFLATION in Canada dropped to two per cent in August, hitting the target set by the country’s central bank and marking its slowest increase since February 2021. Statistics Canada announced this in a statement on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The easing was due in part to lower gas prices, …

A former National Vice Chairman, North-West of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Salihu Lukman has described petroleum pricing since the commencement of production of Dangote Refinery and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, as manipulative. Lukman, in a statement issued Tuesday titled, “Nigerian Democracy in ICU”, said the …

THE Oyo State Government has banned any form of meeting by Head Teachers or teachers, during school hours, within or outside any public school premises. The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, made this known today while monitoring schools resumption in Ibadan today. Adeniran said …

A total sum of N 1.203 trillion August 2024 Federation Accounts Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils in the country. The revenue distribution was announced at the September 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), in Abuja. The N1.203 trillion total …