Category: Business

COVID-19: Workers loses $3.5trillion in wages – UN

COVID-19: $3.5trillion lost in wages by workers worldwide – UN The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said Wednesday,...

Diversification, only antidote to address poverty and inequality – Sanusi

  Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that Nigeria must diversify its economy in order to address the high rate of poverty and inequality in the...

Local content: NNPC advocates capacity upgrade for indigenous operators

In order to achieve the target of reducing the cost of oil production in Nigeria on a sustainable basis, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says...

Access Bank emphasises on need for private/public sector collaboration on SDGs

  In a recent interview on CNBC Africa’s ‘Closing Bell’, Access Bank’s Head, Sustainability, Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, discussed the key role of the private...

Muoyo’s FBN’s non-executive director

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Oluwande Muoyo as a...

Chocolate factory takes offs in Idanre – Akeredolu

Says it has boost job creation with engagement of 250 cocoa farmers to provide raw materials Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi, SAN, has...

NUBIFIE to join strike Monday

  The National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has directed all its members to comply fully with the directive of the...

CBN cuts lending rate

  The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has reviewed the rate at which it lends money to banks from 12.5 to 11.5 per cent. The reduction follows the 275th Monetary...

Persistent blackout: We’re working to monitor quality of service – NERC

..Frowns at inability of Discos to meter customers 10 days after payment Incidence of frequent power outage came to the front burner Monday as Nigerian Electricity...

Pay us our gratuities, pensioners tell Abiodun

…Bemoan nine years of arrears Pensioners in Ogun State on Tuesday demanded immediate payment of gratuities of State and Local Government retirees from 2014 and...