Investment researchers at Bancorp Securities Limited, a leading investment research and consulting firm, have predicted appreciable positive sentiments in the Nigerian Exchange trading sessions as investors would reposition amidst the previous week’s lower prices The experts, in the firm’s ‘Weekly Stock Recommendation: April 22 – April 26th 2024’ report noted that the nation’s economic landscape […]
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NITDA, USAID Mull Collaboration To Tackle Nigeria’s Food Insecurity
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has expressed the readiness of the agency to partner the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other relevant stakeholders to address Nigeria’s food insecurity challenge. Inuwa made this remark when he received representatives from USAID, led by the Senior Digital Advisor […]
Kaspersky Alerts Cyberspace Publics On Surging Security Threats
Kaspersky, a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus services and solutions provider, has raised new concerns about the rising trends in the malware development market as new stealers such as Lumma, Redline remained the dominant data-stealing malware used by cybercriminals. Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence latest findings showed that more than half of every device (55%) targeted […]
CMC Endorses CBN’s Policies On Naira Stability, Banks’ Recapitalisation
The Nigerian Capital Market Committee (CMC) has expressed its full support for the various policy measures of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), particularly on the foreign exchange (FX) markets and recapitalization of banks, in view of the socioeconomic benefits to the country. The committee gave the commendation on the apex bank’s policies at its […]
South Korean Team, NCC Parley On Information Access Centre Project
A delegation from South Korea has met with the management of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) with a view to exploring collaborative options on the establishment of Information Access Centre (IAC) in Nigeria The IAC will help to develop critical knowledge and tools, especially in the field of communications, to promote innovation and development in […]
Maida, Others Laud Ibietan On Intellectual Resourcefulness At Book Review Session
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, and other world-class scholars and communication professionals have commended Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan during the review of his book titled ‘Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography, and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria’ based on the resourcefulness and in-depth analysis of […]
Nigeria’s Child Labour Rate Hits 24.67Mn – Report
The latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released on Thursday indicated that over 24 million Nigerian children between the ages of 5 to 17 were engaged in child labour. According to the report titled ‘Nigeria Forced Labour Survey 2022’ a total of 24,673,485, representing 39.2% of […]
NSIA Restates Commitment To Accountability, Inclusiveness In Operations
…As Comprehensive Income Surges By 1,122% In FY 2023 The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) on Thursday restated its continued commitment to strong corporate governance, accountability, transparency and inclusion of critical stakeholders in its continued strive to improve the nation’s infrastructure for improved performance of the economy and value-addition to socioeconomic well-being of the […]
FG Restates Commitment To Improved FDI Inflows, Economic Growth
The Federal Government has assured that Nigerians and the global community that it will continue to highlight the progress made so far in its current drive to grow the Nigerian economy in order to attract more foreign investment into the country for socioeconomic well being of the citizenry. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister […]
Tin Can Customs Surpasses Revenue Target By 139% In Q1 2024
Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported revenue collections in the first quarter of this year totalling N303.9 billion, representing about N177.1 billion above the N126.9 billion it raked in the corresponding quarter of 2023. Available statistics on the Command’s revenue profile for the quarter under review based on a […]