The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has said Financial Technology( FinTech) is revolutionizing the nation’s financial ecosystem saying, it represents a positive disruption to the conventional financial system. The EVC disclosed this while delivering his keynote address at the 2023 edition of the annual...
Following the upward review of Hajj 2024 fare from N4.9million to N6.818 million per Pilgrim, Civil Society Organisation (CSO) under the auspices of Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR) has appealed for intervention from governments at both the federal and state levels to lessen the burden on the Pilgrims. The CSO made...
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the Lomé based parent company of the Ecobank Group, was hosted today by the London Stock Exchange for a market opening virtual ceremony to celebrate the successful listing of the Tier 2 Sustainability Notes on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) main market. This represents the first...
Trade experts and operators of SMEs in Nigeria have called for a legislation and presidential Executive Order to streamline taxation of small businesses to expand their survival rate and capacity for Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking at a webinar organised by the Policy Centre of Abuja Chamber of...
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim has promised more commitment to humanity in all his future endeavours. A statement issued by Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations NYSC, Emeka Mgbemena said Maj. Gen. Ibrahim made the pledge in Abuja, at a reception organised...
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with French President, Emmanuel Macron for winning his second term in office. The President’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu on Monday. TheFact Nigeria reports that the forty four year old president has made history as the only sitting...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Budget and National Planning in a recently launched report has disclosed that Nigeria would need roughly 1 trillion naira to lift its children out of poverty. Vice President of the Federal Republic Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo launched the...
Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha'u Dogara Ahmed has appealed to State Governments to provide befitting Orientation Camps in their domain, adding that the Camp was the first point of call for Corps Members as it creates lasting impressions about their States. The Director, Press and...
Following the ongoing confrontation between the incumbent Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and the immediate past Governor, Nyesom Wike, President Bola Tinubu is reportedly in a closed-door meeting with them at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Governor Fubara was accompanied to the seat of power by the former governor of...
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended at the ward level over corruption allegations. His suspenion was handed down by his ward Executives in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. Recall that the Kano State Government, initiated a...