THE Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) paid a cumulative sum of N8.268 billion to 443,946 depositors and N100.080 billion to uninsured depositors of deposit money banks in-liquidation as at September 30, 2021. The Corporation, which yesterday confirmed the various sums…
KENYA will soon commence exporting avocado to China amid growing bilateral trade between the two countries, an executive said on Tuesday. Okisegere Ojepat, the chief executive officer of the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya) said at a briefing…
A FEDERAL High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, awarded a N10 million fine against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Related Commission (ICPC) over malicious prosecution of a public servant, Emmanuel Ibe. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that…
THE Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 14, 2022 arraigned Anumati Stella Ojevwe before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State. Ojevwe was arraigned on a…
HONOURABLE minister of State for FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has embarked on satellite town projects inspection and evaluation ahead of commissioning. Aliyu, while on tour of the projects, gave President Muhammadu Buhari credit for the laudable initiatives. The Minister…
THE Debt Management Office (DMO) has released a calendar for the issuance of bonds for the first quarter of 2022 (Q1-2022). The calendar shows that on January 16, DMO will issue a N70 billion to N80 billion, four years and…
THE African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, African Export-Import (Afrexim) Bank, and other partners launched the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) on Thursday in a bid to boost the intra-African trade. The move followed the successful piloting of…
SIX of Seychelles’ most prominent citizens including the former First Lady Sarah Zarqani-René are facing charges in a corruption scandal involving $50 million of missing foreign aid. The money was a gift to the country 20 years ago from the…
NIGERIAN Government has lifted the ban on the micro-blogging site of Twitter in Nigeria following approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi. While making known the government’s decision in…
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano KANO state Executive Council has approved the sum of N500, 000 million as counterpart fund for the implementation of a Six years World Bank assisted project tagged: Agro Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL). The State…
