NADF MOVES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO NON-INTEREST AGRICULTURAL FINANCING
By: Fasasi Hammad The National Agricultural Development Fund has begun the validation of its proposed Non-Interest Finance Framework and Guidelines as part of efforts to...
DANGOTE: 2M VULNERABLE WOMEN TO BENEFIT FROM REFINERY IPO
By: Fasasi Hammad The President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has announced that the Aliko Dangote Foundation will partner with...
CBN FIGURES SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL POSITION
By: Fasasi Hammad New figures released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicate improvements in the country’s external position, with foreign reserves, the current...
BREAKING: CBN LOWERS MPR TO 23% AT MPC MEETING
By:Aminat Tajudeen The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the benchmark Monetary Policy Rate from 26.5 per cent to 23...
LASCOPA RAISES ALARM OVER PALM OIL ADULTERATION, URGES LAGOSIANS TO BE VIGILANT
By 'Tajudeen Aminat … Intensifies Market Surveillance The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has raised alarm over increasingly sophisticated palm oil adulteration, urging consumers...
CBN: POOR FUNDING, INFRASTRUCTURE HINDER AGRICULTURAL LENDING
By: Muftau Fatimo Poor funding for agricultural research and inadequate infrastructure are among the major factors limiting access to finance for Nigerian farmers, a Central...
EBONYI GOVERNOR REMOVES WORKS COMMISSIONER
By 'Balogun Ibrahim Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has removed the Commissioner for Works, Stanley Lebechi Mbam, from office with immediate effect. The development was...
NAFDAC CONFIRMS METHANOL, CANNABIS IN CONCOCTIONS LINKED TO 48 ONDO DEATHS
By 'Balogun Ibrahim The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed high concentrations of methanol and Cannabis indica in locally...
CATHOLIC BISHOPS URGE FG TO TACKLE INSECURITY, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
By 'Balogun Ibrahim The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called for an end to insecurity, poverty and what it described as poor governance,...
2027: ONDO APC LAUNCHES RECONCILIATION DRIVE ACROSS 18 LGAS
By 'Balogun Ibrahim AKURE — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has announced plans to establish...