Senate passes bill to establish medical varsity in Iyin-Ekiti
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill for the establishment of the Federal University of Health and Medical Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti, in Ekiti.
The passage followed...
Assembly approves Ganduje’s N4bn loan request for power project
The Kano State House of Assembly has granted approval to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for additional N4 billion loan for power project in the state.
This...
Buhari seeks NASS approval to borrow $4.5bn, 710m euros
President Muhammadu Buhari has sought approval of the National Assembly for external loan as addendum to the 2018 to 2021 Federal Government’s external borrowing...
McMillon: From truck unloader to Walmart CEO
Carl Douglas McMillon was born in 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee. When he was 16, his family moved to 'the birthplace of Walmart' — Bentonville,...
Obaseki, BOI target 50,000 businesses with N2bn MSME fund
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have unveiled a Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund worth...
Tax Evasion: Tribunal orders DSTV to pay FG N900bn backlog
A Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) sitting in Lagos has ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of cable television services, DSTV, to pay 50 per cent...
CBN: We remit 80% operational surpluses into CR
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied allegation that it failed to remit 80 per cent of its operational surpluses into the Consolidated...
ICPC recovers N53bn from real estate developer
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N53 billion from a real estate developer for the Federal Mortgage Bank...
NNPC breaks 44-year jinx, declares N287bn profit
For the first time in the 44-year history of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the state-owned oil firm has made profit.
President Muhammadu Buhari,...
NEPZA, Borno govt reactivate Banki border free trade zone
To spur economic development in Borno State, the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has commenced the reactivation of the Banki border Free Trade...
