Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. The Nigeria Football Federation has been said to be planning a two year contract with Stephen Keshi. The contract is programmed to end with the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. 2. In continuation of its renewed drive to boost the nation’s manufacturing sector, the Bank of Industry (BoI) has disbursed N57.24 million to 13 […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. Four African countries-Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania – are to benefit from the $3.3 million grant provided by Bill and Melinda Gates (BMGF) and the German Development Cooperation (BMZ), under their Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) project. 2. In a deliberate effort to get Nigerian school children to embrace trends in science and […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. The federal government has approved a new funding mechanism that will ensure that cotton, textile and garment companies access long-term, low interest loans to finance their operations. This is part of the new National Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) policy aimed at revitalising and boosting the growth and development of the cotton, textile and […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, has stated that the state government will work out some financial aids for traders who lost their shops and goods to the recent fire at the popular Balogun market on Lagos Island to enable them return to business. 2. Guarantee Trust Bank Plc has been awarded ‘Best Corporate Governance, Africa’, for the […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. The drop in the price of crude oil at the international market from $115 per barrel in June 2014 to a five-year low of $59.45 at the weekend has reportedly reduced the Federal Government’s indebtedness to marketers on subsidy claims. 2. Nigerian banks are mobilising funds to provide education, upkeep and other supports for […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. On Monday, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country received a major boost following the announcement of the Bank of Industry’s (BOI’s) partnership with 10 banks to tackle their funding challenges. The banks are Access Bank Plc, Diamond Bank Plc, Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Fidelity Bank Plc, First Bank Nigeria Limited, First City Monument […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, has been appointed the President of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the 16th Ministerial meeting of the forum in Doha, Qatar. 2. The Nigeria Postal Service sector may have added about N289.7 billion to the economy within the last four years. The sector was able to deliver about 285 […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1.According to the the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, Nigeria attracted $59 billion pipeline local and foreign direct investments into the different sectors of the economy within three years. 2. Access Bank Plc has unveiled its customised debit card tagged, “Persona.” The product allows customers of the bank to upload their […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. Arik Air has been awarded the best airline in West Africa at the annual Akwaaba African Travel Market awards/dinner held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday. The organisers of the award said the process leading to the choice of Arik Air as the best airline in West Africa was painstaking and the airline […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1 . FirstBank has recently announced the launch of FBN Bank Ghana, following the agreement reached by First Bank of Nigeria Limited and International Commercial Bank Financial Group Holdings Ag (ICBFGH) for the acquisition of a 100 per cent equity interest in ICB Ghana. 2. The Lagos State Government has unveiled an action plan, which […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Emir of Kano State, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II and other Northern leaders, gathered at the government house in Kano to unveil the state’s e-Commerce project, which marked a turning point in the history of commerce in Kano State and the Northern region. 2. The Director General, Bureau of […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. The World Bank has revealed that irrespective of falling short of projected global growth, and stable or declining commodity prices, African economies, including Nigeria’s, have continued to expand at a moderately rapid pace, with regional gross domestic product (GDP) projected to strengthen to 5.2 per cent yearly between 2015 and 2016 from 4.6 per cent […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1.The President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ABUCCIMA), Mr. Solomon Nyagba, has said the just-concluded Abuja International Trade Fair brought in revenue in excess of N1.5 billion. 2. General Electric has sent the first batch out of the 15 newly- recruited technicians and engineers to Brazil for training in the assembling and test […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. The World Bank’s Doing Business in Nigeria 2014 Report has revealed that Nigeria has recorded significant improvements in its Doing Business Index within the last four years. This year’s report is the third in a series of reports analysing business regulations across Nigeria. 2. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring […]
Nigeria Today: Top Ten News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1.The federal government is currently constructing about 118 power projects as pragmatic steps towards tackling the low electricity generation in the country. The 118 power projects spread across the country, are at different stages of completion. Chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Dr. Sam Amadi disclosed this at a monthly breakfast meeting organised by Nigerian-British […]
Nigeria Today: 10 Top News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. The trade volume between Nigeria and China has risen to $11.76 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2014, reflecting a 39.4 percent increase. Meanwhile, the bilateral relations between both countries continues to rise in various sectors especially trade, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, telecommunication, electric power, railway, aerospace, financing, science, technology and culture. 2. […]