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Nominate women for ministerial appointments, activist urges govs

Nominate women for ministerial appointments, activist urges govs

Posted: May 9, 2023 at 9:27 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Politics, TRENDING

The Chief Executive Officer of Women Radio 91.7, Okewale Sonaiya, has urged governors across the country put forward names of deserving women for ministerial appointments for the incoming administration.  She explained that though the final decision lies with President-elect, Bola Tinubu, the buck still stops on the table of governors in the 35 states of […]

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With 115 Electric Tricycles, Sterling Alternative, others Improve Kano Transportation

With 115 Electric Tricycles, Sterling Alternative, others Improve Kano Transportation

Posted: April 27, 2023 at 4:13 am   /   AFRICA, Business, FEATURED STORIES, news, TRENDING

In order to improve intra-city transportation in the Kano metropolis, Sterling Alternative Finance has teamed up with LINKS, Mata Zalla Women, and Yar Baiwa Women Cooperatives and financed 115 electric-powered tricycles for the sole use of female transporters in the state. With 115 participants, the partnership is a cooperative effort to promote gender empowerment, sustainable […]

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FG Approves 173 Loan Requests, Bans Illegal Online Banking

Subsidy, Oil theft drained N29 Trillion – FG

Posted: April 14, 2023 at 3:53 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Politics, TRENDING

According to the Federal Government, between 2005 and 2021, N13 trillion was spent on petrol subsidies. From 2009 to 2020, however, N16.3 trillion was lost to oil theft, the government added. This was revealed in Abuja at a policy dialogue on oil swap that was co-hosted by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and Policy […]

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CBN to Collect Unused Account Balances and Unclaimed Money

CBN to Collect Unused Account Balances, Unclaimed Money

Posted: April 14, 2023 at 3:48 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, Finance, news, TRENDING

According to a proposal made by the Central Bank of Nigeria, banks should move money from accounts that have been inactive for up to ten years into a trust fund account. This is stated in the newly disclosed exposure draft of the Nigerian banks’ and other financial institutions’ management of dormant accounts, unclaimed balances, and […]

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Lagos Partners with ARCA to Develop Parking Payment App

Lagos Partners with ARCA to Develop Parking Payment App

Posted: April 5, 2023 at 9:08 am   /   AFRICA, Business, FEATURED STORIES, Finance, news, TRENDING

The Lagos State Government and ARCA Payment Ltd. have teamed up to create a parking payment application that will improve organized parking operations in an effort to make parking in the city seamless. The General Manager of LASPA, Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu, announced this development at a meeting between the LASPA and ARCA Payment Ltd. The […]

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UBA Foundation Empowers Women with Skills

UBA Foundation Empowers Women with Skills

Posted: April 5, 2023 at 9:05 am   /   AFRICA, Business, news, TRENDING

United Bank for Africa Plc’s corporate social responsibility division, the UBA Foundation, claims it has joined the rest of the world in celebrating women in the month of March by participating in a number of initiatives that aim to empower young women and advance gender equity. A two-day empowering program called the “Women Digitall Workshop” […]

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FG Approves 173 Loan Requests, Bans Illegal Online Banking

FG Approves 173 Loan Requests, Bans Illegal Online Banking

Posted: April 4, 2023 at 4:32 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, Finance, news, TRENDING

173 requests for permission to conduct digital loan business in the nation have been granted by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. There are 119 complete approvals and 54 conditional approvals out of the 173. The FCCPC launched a registration campaign after loan apps began tormenting Nigerians in order to shield citizens from the […]

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IATA Issues Warning to Nigeria as Airline Funds Trapped Reach $802m

IATA Issues Warning to Nigeria as Airline Funds Trapped Reach $802m

Posted: April 4, 2023 at 4:28 am   /   AFRICA, Business, FEATURED STORIES, Finance, news, TRENDING

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade group for international airlines headquartered in Switzerland, the overall amount of trapped foreign airline funds in Nigeria has increased to $802 million. The Nigerian government was thus forewarned by IATA that the situation might impede air connectivity, economic development, and the growth of the nation’s […]

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They all came, I never campaigned for anybody – Bishop Oyedepo confirms phone call with Peter Obi

They all came, I never campaigned for anybody – Bishop Oyedepo confirms phone call with Peter Obi

Posted: April 3, 2023 at 4:17 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Politics, TRENDING

The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, on Sunday, reacted to the controversy generated by a leaked phone conversation between him and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi for the 2023 election. It had been earlier reported how Obi in a phone conversation begged Bishop Oyedepo to woo […]

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First Bank Rejects FG's Forgery Accusation calls it "Spurious"

First Bank Rejects FG’s Forgery Accusation calls it “Spurious”

Posted: March 31, 2023 at 3:29 pm   /   AFRICA, Business, FEATURED STORIES, Finance, news, TRENDING

First Bank has rejected the allegation made by the Federal Government against its institution, calling the claim an effort to damage its image. The managing director of the bank and three other people were charged by the FG with forgery-related offenses, The PUNCH had previously reported. The charge sheet, marked CR/266/2023 before the High Court […]

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