Pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc at the weekend carted home two very important laurels at the annual Businessday Banking Awards, winning the Best Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Best Bank in support of Agriculture.The first award, the “Best Bank in sub-Saharan Africa award is in recognition of UBA’s leadership role […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Nigerians for their steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times confronting the country. Buhari, in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Nigerians released in Abuja on Sunday, gave the assurance that his administration would get the economy right. According to him, the Federal Government is “working round the clock” to address […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati There have been interesting arguments over Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun’s observation that “recession is just a word”, and NAN MD, Bayo Onanuga claiming that reports of hardship in the land is exaggerated propaganda. I think we need to break down the subject further from a layman’s perspective. Recession is a word, […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) has suspended its passenger train service from Abuja to Kaduna on Monday and Tuesday because of the Eid el-Kabir public holidays.Yakub Mahmood, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the NRC, made this known in Lagos on Saturday. Mr. Mahmood said the period would also be used to carry out comprehensive […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika on Friday inaugurated two committees to provide general direction and steer the course of Public Private Partnership (PPP) project concessions in the Aviation Sector. The minister in a statement issued by James Odaudu, the Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, inaugurated the committees on behave of […]
Continue ReadingThe National Butchers Association of Nigeria (NBAN) in Niger on Thursday said that its members had reduced the number of cattle slaughtered from 200 to 60 per day.Alhaji Sale Mohammed, NBAN chairman in the state who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna, said that this was due to increase in running […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday sealed the office of Nokia-Alcatel located in Lekki, Lagos for operating without license. The Head of Enforcement Unit, NCC, Mr Salisu Abdul, while speaking with newsmen shortly after the sealing in Lagos, said that the company had been operating without license for years. Abdul said that during one […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of State for Transportation, Capt. Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday said that there was no going back on the Federal Government’s plan to concession the four major airports in the country.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sirika made the remark while speaking at an interactive session with Aviation Correspondents in Lagos. NAN […]
Continue ReadingFirstNation Airways has promised its traveling passengers that the airline would return to normal scheduled flight operations by September 15, 2016.A statement by the Head, Corporate Affairs of the airline, Mr Rasheed Yusuff stated that the carrier’s current fleet was undergoing engine maintenance for safety operations, in line with global practice in the industry. It […]
Continue ReadingIn the face of economic recession, the Buhari administration has revived the e-wallet system for fertiliser allocation and distribution, just a year after suspending it.Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture, made the announcement after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, saying the policy would however be modified to address the challenges that made it unsustainable. The […]
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