A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Thursday restrained MultiChoice Nigeria Limited from hiking its subscription rates for DStv and GOtv packages scheduled to take effect from tomorrow, April 1. A three-member tribunal, presided over by Thomas Okosun, which had Sola Salako Ajulo and Ibrahim EL-Yakubu as members, gave the order […]
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday disclosed that the apex bank had issued gender-mandated regulations to pave way for gender diversity and inclusiveness at the top management levels in the Nigerian banking industry, This is even as he declared that the CBN had also surpassed the affirmative action with […]
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. (Mrs.) Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday harped on the criticality of women and girls’ roles in achieving the collective dream of building a prosperous and resilient country for all in Nigeria. The minister, in her Goodwill Message at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) International Day Commemorative […]
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has honoured the Director, Licensing and Authorisation at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Muhammed Babajika, with the title of ‘’Garkuwan Matasan Arewa (literally translated as icon of societal transformation). The Council stated that the award was in appreciation of Babajika’s dedication to his duties, which have contributed to […]
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) disclosed that it had disbursed more than N98 billion to female entrepreneurs in Nigeria as at February 2022. The bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Tony Okpanachi, made this disclosure in Abuja when the bank marked the International Women’s Day 2022. He pointed out “gender equity is crucial to meeting development […]
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Yuguda, has described year 2022 as key to achieving gender equality in the context of climate change and environmental and disaster risk reduction. Yuguda, who made this remark during the celebration of International Women’s Day with the theme ‘Gender Equality Today for […]
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has charged the political authorities in the country, particularly the Legislatures at national and sub-national levels, to create enabling environment by legislation and other policy measures for women and young ladies to improve their participation at all levels of governance for national development. The President of the […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, will chair a public lecture to mark the 2022 International Women Day (IWD) in Kano State. A statement by the commission’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechuckwu Adinde, indicated that the EVC’s choice as the chairman of the forum […]
BudgIT, a frontline civic-tech organisation leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in Nigeria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ondo State Government to improve and support fiscal transparency and responsibility in the state. BudgIT entered into the pact under its subnational transparency and institutional partnership project across the 36 states of the […]
The 2021 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday indicated that Nigeria’s ranking had worsened, rated 154 out of the 180 covered in the report, despite claims by the Buhari administration’s anti-corruption crusade. The latest rating showed that Nigeria steeped five places, scoring 24 out of 100 points. Addressing journalists on […]