Bank loans to gov’t hit N2.1trn in Sept 2021
Commercial bank loans to the government have risen by 22.59 percent as of the end of September 2021, hitting N2.17 ...
Month: January 2022
FAAN arrests 90 over fake COVID test results
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has arrested 90 persons at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and ...
External reserve drops by $24.3m in one week
Nigeria’s external reserve has dropped $24.3 million in the first week of the year to close at $40.49 billion as ...
FG speaks on alleged cyber attack on Nigeria’s identity database
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday said the country’s identity database was not breached by hackers. There were ...
Standard Chartered to close half of branches in Nigeria
Standard Chartered Plc is closing about half its Nigerian branches in a pivot to digital banking, according to people familiar ...
2023: Women politicians unveil online portal
Women politicians under the aegis of Women In Politics Forum, have unveiled an online resource portal for women who want ...
Boris Johnson faces fresh scandal over lockdown party breach
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was embroiled Tuesday in another scandal over his government’s alleged lockdown breaches as police said ...
Former head of interim gov’t, Ernest Shonekan, dies at 85
Former Head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, is dead. Shonekan headed the ING that succeeded the junta ...
Kaduna to support NPC to ensure credible census—El-Rufa’i
Kaduna State Government has given full cooperation to the National Population Commission (NPC) to proceed with its preparations to ensure ...
AFCON: Morocco defeats Ghana 1-0
Morocco’s Sofiane Boufal’s late strike earned them a 1-0 win against Ghana their AFCON opener. He pounced on to a ...