1. The Cross River State Government, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has launched and disbursed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund (MSMEDF) to 700 enterprises in the state.
2. The House of Representatives has expunged the service-wide vote of N360.94 billion from the 2015 budget proposal currently being considered by the two chambers of the National Assembly.
3. Ahead of the 2020 5G commercial launch, Networked Society Evangelist, Strategic Marketing Manager Erik Kruse of Ericsson, has called for global industry collaboration to achieve success.
4. First Bank of Nigeria Limited says it has partnered the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools to provide financial management education for proprietors of schools.
5. The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said it is targeting at least 20 million Nigerian workers to join the contributory pension scheme in its renewed drive to get most Nigerian workers signed on the scheme.
6. The Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority, Professor Mohammed Al-Amin has said that the on-going restructuring and commercialization of the Federal Housing Authority will ensure affordability of homes for low income earners
7. Inlaks Computers in support of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s financial inclusion program is introducing Hyosung Finger Print Biometric Automatic Teller Machines, ATMs, into the Nigerian market.
8. Nollywood superstar, Genevieve Nnaji is billed to host eleven outstanding Theatre Arts students across the country at an exclusive pre-AMVCAs mentorship date holding this weekend, courtesy of Amstel Malta.
9. Nigeria’s Super Eagles will play Ghana’s Beach Soccer National Team today in their first outing at the Power Horse Invitational Tournament in Durban, South Africa.
10. The Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Suleiman Ndanusa has said that the capital markets of countries in the West African sub-region will be integrated by the first quarter of 2016 in order to empower the region to be a formidable force to other emerging markets and also tackle the challenge of depth and liquidity.
