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Access Bank Reaffirms Commitment to Gain More Ground in Kenyan Market

NewsDeskNgJan 17, 2023January 17, 20230

By Eric Ojo Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest lender, Access Bank PLC, has reassured that in spite of the discontinuation of its Sidian Bank acquisition, it is poised to deepen its presence in the Kenya market. The discontinuation ends Access Bank PLC’s binding agreement with Centum to acquire the entire 83.4 percent...

FG distributes refrigerated Meat Vans to enhance modern meat haulage system

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

In demonstration of its unwavering commitment to improve on good hygiene practices and to resuscitate meat haulage system in Nigeria, the Federal Government has flagged-off the distribution of refrigerated Meat Vans to Butchers and Meat Seller’s Association to commence the process of modernized meat haulage system in their respective States....

AfDB Underscores Importance Of RASME Initiative

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

By Eric Ojo African Development Bank (AfDB) has harped on the importance of the newly launched Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) initiative in Sudan. RASME, a new data collection tool, was which inaugurated by the AfDB in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital city, in November last year, is aimed...

AfDB Backs Sustainable Infrastructure Development In Mauritius

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

By Eric Ojo African Development Bank (AfDB) expressed its commitment to support the building and development of sustainable infrastructure and economic resilience in Mauritius. On 15 December 2022, the AfDB approved the Mauritius Country Strategy Paper for 2022-2027 and the implementation of the identified priority development areas. Through the 2022-2027...

Food prices decline in December following ‘two very volatile years’ – FAO

NewsDeskNgJan 7, 2023January 7, 20230

World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. FAO, in its latest Food Price Index (FFPI) published on Friday, stated that the food prices had declined in December following two very...

Air Peace incident: NAHCO begins investigation, suspends personnel

NewsDeskNgJan 6, 2023January 6, 20230

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc, on Thursday, said that investigation had commenced into circumstances that surrounded its equipment that damaged an Air Peace Airbus A320 Aircraft at Murtala Muhammed Airport on Wednesday. The company’s Group Executive Director, Business and Corporate Services, Dr Sola Obabori, stated this in a...

Green Africa increases daily flights to Ilorin

NewsDeskNgJan 6, 2023January 6, 20230

Green Africa Airline says the management plans to increase its daily flight schedules from Lagos and Abuja local airports to Ilorin, Kwara for a more robust business services to their clients. The airline’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr Obiukwu Mbanuzuo, made the new schedule development known in a statement made available...

CBN’s N23.7trn ‘Ways and Means’ loan will benefit Nigerians – Expert

NewsDeskNgDec 29, 2022December 29, 20220

An economist, Dr Boniface Chizea, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s N23.7 trillion’ Ways and Means’ loan request would help put money in the hands of Nigerians. Chizea made this disclosure in a Channelstv interview monitored on Thursday. Reacting to the Nigerian Senate’s rowdy session on Wednesday and...

Nigeria needs help from private sector to meet investment needs – Finance Minister

NewsDeskNgDec 16, 2022December 16, 20220

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, says Nigeria needs help from the private sector to meet its public investment needs. Ahmed said this at the presentation of the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update (NDU): “Nigeria’s Choice” and “Country Economic Memorandum(CEM): Charting a New Course”...

NITDA Engages IMO State ICT Stakeholders On Digitisation, Entrepreneurship Evolution

NewsDeskNgDec 6, 2022December 6, 20220

By Sarauniya g Usman, Abuja The National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with Office of Digital Economy and e-Governance, Imo State Government has organised ICT Stakeholders’ Engagement Forum in Owerri, Imo State. The engagement amongst other objectives is to establish sustainable collaborations and consistent channels for feedback and the...