Tag: Money
COVID-19: Dangote Pledges N200m to Contain Spread in Nigeria
Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has pledged N200 million to support Federal Government’s effort at containing the spread of Covid-19 (CoronaVirus) in the country. Ms Zouera ... Read More
MMIA Customs Command Intercepts $8m
Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) on Tuesday disclosed that the Custom Command at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport had intercepted 8.06 million U.S. ... Read More
UK Provides Funds for Nigerian Youth empowerment to Reduce vulnerability to Terrorism
The United Kingdom says it is currently supporting initiatives to increase economic opportunities for marginalised youth in northern Nigeria with development funding worth nearly 50 ... Read More
Man Goes to Jail for Refusal to Pay `Gamble Fee’
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Isabo, on Friday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Taiwo Abiodun, to three months imprisonment for refusal to pay the N17,000 ... Read More
Brent Oil Hits $75 for First Time in 2019 Amid Tighter Iran Sanctions
Brent crude oil on Thursday rose above 75 dollars per barrel for the first time in 2019 in the wake of tightening sanctions on Iran, ... Read More
Soft Drink Vendors Make Quick Money in Maiduguri
As the scorching sun bites harder in Maiduguri, soft drink vendors are recording high sales, as people buy more cold drinks to quench their thirst. ... Read More
Video: 7 Million Disbursed to Youth and Women in Katsina
Seven (7) Million Naira was disbursed as interest free loan to 700 Youth and Women trained in cosmetology and other trades on completion of their ... Read More
FG Considers Education Bond for Public Varsities
The Federal Government is considering setting up an education bond to finance infrastructure in public universities, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Buhari made the idea ... Read More
FG Begins Payment of Entitlements to Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers
The Federal Government has begun the payment of 50 per cent entitlements of ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways who have successfully completed the verification ... Read More
PenCom Sheds More Light on Voluntary Contributions Circular
The National Pension Commission (PenCom), on Thursday said the circular on Voluntary Contributions (VCs) it recently issued was to curb the high rate of incessant ... Read More
Repatriate Our Stolen Money Without Legal Obstacles – President Buhari
Femi Adesina, Abuja: President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Nouakchott, Mauritania called on nations where looted assets have been stashed to release them without the usually ... Read More
Naira Steps Up Against Dollar at Parallel Market
The Naira on Wednesday gained 50 kobo to firm against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The Nigerian currency exchanged at N361 to ... Read More
France Signs €500,000 Humanitarian Agreement with 2 Aid Organisations in Borno
France on Thursday signed a 500,000 Euros agreement with two humanitarian organisations to support humanitarian aid in Borno. Guillaume de Kerdrel, First Counsellor of the ... Read More
Applications for 2018 Fintech Challenge Now Open – Ecobank
Ecobank says it has opened applications for start-ups and developers in the 54 countries in Africa to apply for its 2018 fintech challenge. The financial ... Read More
Bukola Saraki Decries Perpetrators of Offa Robbery
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has condemned in strong terms the robbery that left many dead in Offa Kwara state. Yesterday armed robbers stormed Zenith ... Read More
Presidential Aide Justifies Buhari’s Approval of $1bn Security Fund
President Mohammadu Buhari Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina says those opposing or criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of one billion dollars for security funding are only ... Read More
NAPTIP Sheds Light on Media Publications on Recruitment
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has cautioned Nigerians to disregard the online publications purporting that it is currently recruiting ... Read More
Dogara Laments Over Difficulties in Accessing Loans, Makes a Clarion Call
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has decried difficulties faced by Nigerians in accessing bank loans . Dogara, made this known ... Read More
Footballers Get Better Rewards Than Inventors, Don Charges FG on Reward Systems
Prof. Peter Ogedebe, the Dean, Faculty of Computing and Applied Science, Baze University, has called on the Federal Government to institute a policy of rewarding ... Read More