1. The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has established a
N300bn fund for real sector operators in a bid to unlock the potential of the sector to engender output growth, value-added productivity and job creation.
2. The Federal Government has approved a request by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment for the
procurement of auto testing equipment and tools to be installed in designated laboratories in Lagos, Enugu and Zaria states.
3. The League Management Company organised a
medical workshop yesterday for doctors of the 20 clubs in the Glo Nigeria Professional Football League with the aim of updating their knowledge on emergency cases during games.
4. CITA Petroleum Limited, an aviation fuelling company, has inaugurated a
1.8 million litres aviation fuel storage and handling depot in Lagos state.
5.
Fidelity Bank has disbursed N80 million to three firms under the N220 billion Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) fund.
6. The Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) and System Specs Nigeria Limited have partnered with the
Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) to provide e-payment of taxes in the country.
7. Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has charged banking institutions to make it a
policy to give soft loans to registered farmers’ agricultural and co-operative societies to boost agricultural production in the state.
8. Oba (Dr.) Adedotun Gbadebo has urged prominent sons and daughters of Egba land to
go into mechanised farming in order to develop the area.
9. The Registrar of
Bayero University Kano (BUK), Sani Ibrahim Amin, has said that all staff related reports have been automated into electronic database, in line with the management’s desire of having an electronic system of records management.
10. The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that
smartcard readers would be tested in 12 states chosen from across the six geo-political zones of the country to assess their efficiency ahead of the general elections.
