OVER 1M YOUTHS APPLY FOR INVESTMENT FUND -says Buhari ▪President urges end to street Protests
President Muhammadu Buhari has again urged the youth to end their street protests and work with the government to find solutions to issues that agitate their minds. The President, who…
WHEN A BANK PUTS SMEs FIRST
Last week will go down as one of the most challenging weeks, if not the most challenging, Nigeria has faced in 2020. What started out weeks before as very well-organised…
MINISTER DARE SPONSORS ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR YOUTHS IN OGBOMOSO
A three-day free entrepreneurship training sponsored by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development in Nigeria, Sunday Dare, has kicked off in Ogbomoso, Oyo state, with registration of prospective beneficiaries,…
NIGERIANS IN 11 STATES, FCT RECEIVING N30,000 ARTISAN GRANT -Presidency
The Presidency has announced that artisans in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have started receiving N30,000. Laolu Akande, spokesman to Vice President, President Yemi Osinbajo said this…
OYETOLA ORDERS IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW WELFARE PACKAGES FOR OSUN WORKERS ▪Approves new minimum wage, lifts ban on promotions, conversions, annual salary increment •says govt remains resolute about workers’ general well-being
The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced the immediate implementation of welfare packages for all categories of workers in the State. The Governor also approved the…
POS OPERATORS RATION PAYMENTS AS BANK ATMs RUN OUT OF CASH
Point of Sales (POS) operators in parts of Lagos have been rationing payments to clients in the past few days, thus compounding the problems of bank customers who found many…
WTO: WE’LL ENSURE OKONJO-IWEALA EMERGES VICTORIOUS -says FG
The Federal Government has promised to engage other members of the World Trade Organisation to support the election of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the global body. The…
TWITTER SHARES SINK AS USER GROWTH SLOWS
Twitter shares tumbled Thursday after the messaging platform’s quarterly update showed a slowdown in user growth. The number of “monetizable” daily users reported by Twitter rose by just one million…
WTO: I’M POSITIVE DESPITE HICCUPS -says Okonjo-Iweala
Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says she remains positive of becoming the first African and first female director-general of the World Trade Organisation despite ‘hiccups’. The ex-World Bank…
NIGERIA’s EARNINGS THREATENED AS OIL SHEDS $2.33/BARREL
Brent, the oil against which Nigeria’s crude is benchmarked, dropped in price on Wednesday, shedding $2.33/barrel. The bulk of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings comes from the sale of crude oil…