• Nigeria

    Cassava bread, still a mirage after 34 years

    In spite of huge investments made by the Federal Government in the cassava bread initiative over a period of 34 years, the project has remained a pipe dream, NIKE POPOOLA writes. The founder of Idera Oluwa Super Bread in Ibadan, Mr. Abass Abiodun, was one of the bakers that were ...

  • Nigeria Regno Unito

    UK to invest $1bn in Nigeria’s transport sector

    Rasheed Bisiriyu Firms from the United Kingdom have revealed plans to invest over $1bn (about N305bn) in the transport sector of the Nigerian economy. The investments, expected to come on stream within 18 months, are aimed at improving the operations of Nigeria’s maritime, railway and aviation industries, according to a ...

  • Nigeria

    N7.29tn budget: Nigeria can’t do without borrowing, say Reps

    John Ameh and Leke Baiyewu The leadership of the House of Representatives said on Sunday that Nigeria had no choice but to borrow money to fund the 2017 budget. It noted that in a country battling economic recession, the government must spend money to reflate the economy and invest heavily ...

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    Turkey talks to Russia, Iran over Aleppo deal

    Turkey continued diplomatic efforts to secure the evacuation of civilians from Aleppo late on Dec. 18, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu speaking to his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif

  • Nigeria

    FG launches workers’ N13bn Mortgage Refinancing Scheme

    In furtherance of its sustained efforts to offset housing deficit in the country, the Federal Government has launched a N13 billion Federal Civil Servants Mortgage Refinancing Scheme by the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company Plc (NMRC). Speaking at the launch event, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said that the ...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria’s economy now mortgaged by foreigners —Umar

    The Director Research, Policy and International Relations Department, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, Mr. Yayangida Umar, has described the current state of Nigeria’s economy which its critical sectors are dominated by foreigners as unhealthy for the country. Umar explained that no country can experience real growth when its economy had ...

  • Nigeria

    Regulators mull private sector-driven bank for industry risks

    As the lifespan of the Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) draws closer to its end, financial industry regulators are putting heads together to introduce a new private sector driven bad bank which will replace it. According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), ...

  • USA Nigeria

    ‘Recession will make us look inward’

    To the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UAC Nigeria PLC (UACN), Mr. Larry Ephraim Ettah, Nigeria’s recession is structural. So, to get out of it, he says, the government must encourage growth because recession means negative growth. Ettah, who presides over the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), says foreign ...

  • Nigeria

    ARIAN, CIIN disagree over certification fee

    A‘WAR’ is brewing between the Association of Registered Insurance Agents of Nigeria (ARIAN) and the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) over the agency fee charged by the  institute. The disagreement arose from the longstanding issue of the N12, 500 to be paid by applicants to get the CIIN proficiency ...

  • Nigeria

    Explorer wins Luxury Car of the Year

    The Ford Explorer has been named Luxury Car of the year at the World Marketing Awards, reinforcing its status as a segment-defining model in the SUV vehicle sector. The award was accepted by the marketing team of Coscharis Motors, the sole authorised Ford dealer in Nigeria, at the prestigious Marketing ...