The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday announced a change in its board with the election of Gabriel Idahosa as President and Chairman of the Council. The Chamber’s Director General, Dr. Chinyere Almona, who made the disclosure during the Chamber’s 135th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, said that Idahosa’s appointment was […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Yemi Cardoso, has approved the revised “Service Charter’’ of the apex bank. The service Charter is a requirement of the Business Facilitation Act 2022 for driving the ease of doing business in Nigeria, which mandates the apex bank to fully comply with the directives of SERVICOM on improvement […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced talks with the Federal Ministry of Finance with a view to initiating an executive bill for consideration by the National Assembly for the establishment of a proposed dedicated Pension Scheme for officers and men of the service. The Comptroller-General of the Service, Adewale Adeniyi, who gave this hint […]
The Federal Government has signed a partnership deal with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to begin internship payment to 3,000 fellows of the 3 Million Technical Training (3MTT) programme. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who gave this hint on Tuesday, said that the first cohort of the programme […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has awarded N30 million prize to three startups at the grand finale of its three-day 2023 Talent Hunt Research through the Hackathon to enhance their research capabilities. The commission’s Executive Commissioner of Technical Services, Ubale Maska, who was represented by NCC’s Director of Research and Development, Ismail Adedigba, said the […]
Economists at the Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA), a leading Afro-focused economic research consulting firm, have canvassed the need for the fiscal, monetary and economic planning authorities in Nigeria to synergize their policies as a strategic option of achieving a stable exchange rate for the Naira in the foreign exchange (FX) […]
…Assures Completion Of Ongoing Projects Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured the people in the state that his administration will provide an additional 10,000 affordable houses and complete all ongoing road projects, including the agro-cargo airport in the next four years. He also promised to refurbish Primary Healthcare Centres in the 236 […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday hinted that it would delist unverified civil servants from its payroll after the ongoing Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) verification exercise by Friday this week. The Director of Communication, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Mr Mohammed Ahmed, in a statement pointed […]
The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Bello Hassan, has urged the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to incorporate courses on the Deposit Insurance System (DIS) into its professional programmes and course modules. Hassan made the call during a courtesy visit by the Governing Council of the professional […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the new Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Maida’s appointment was contained in a Press Release issued on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. The new NCC’s EVC/CEO holds an M.Eng in Information Systems Engineering […]