ICD signs $25m Shari’ah-compliant Line of Financing Agreement With JSCB for SMEs
Mr. Ayman Amin Sejiny, the CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Mr. Sakhi Annaklichev, the Chairman of the Management Board of Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank (JSCB), has signed a USD 25…
Billiri Crisis: 4 Corpses Recovered, 16 Suspects for Arraignment as Gombe Governor Presides Over Security Meeting
…Government to Sets up Commission of Enquiry Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has presided over an expanded security council meeting as part of ongoing efforts to address the crisis rocking Billiri Local Government Area over traditional leadership tussle. Addressing…
BREAKING: TCN, Borno State Government Move To Restore Power Supply In Maiduguri and Environs
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with the support of the Borno State Government have mobilised resources to ensure quick restoration of electricity supply to Maiduguri, the state capital and environs. Electricity supply was interrupted following the damage of its…
Why We Must Review Nigeria’s Past Economic Plans – Senators to Committee
The Senate has been mandated to direct its committee on National Planning and Trade and Investment to conduct a review of the past economic plans, with a view of ascertaining their shortcomings. This was contained in a motion titled “SUSTAINABLE…
STEP: See Deadline As Delta State Commences Forms Distribution for 2020/2021 Cycle
Delta State Government, through the Job and Wealth Creation Bureau has announced the commencement of the distribution of application forms for the 2020/2021 cycle of the Skill Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP). The government has also announced additional helplines for…
NSIP: FG Tasks Independent Monitors on Diligence
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has charged the 83 Independent Monitors of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) in Delta State to carry out their responsibilities with utmost diligence and sincerity….
Why I Don’t Visit Abuja For Kogi Security Solution – Yahaya Bello
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has said he handles insecurity in his state without necessarily seeking a solution by visiting the President in Abuja. The governor who made the statement on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme,…
NAFDAC Approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Use In Nigeria
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Dr. Mojisola Adeyeye made the announcement during a live briefing on Thursday. She said…
Wikki Tourists Bus Goes Up In Flames
An accident in Hawan Kibo along Jos-Abuja road in Plateau State on Wednesday evening caused Wikki Tourists of Bauchi State’s bus to go up in flames. The Nigeria Premier League Club team bus was conveying the players to Uyo, Akwa…
Bayern Munich’s Pavard In Quarantine After Positive COVID-19 Test
French defender Benjamin Pavard is in quarantine after becoming the latest Bayern Munich player to test positive for the coronavirus, the Bundesliga club announced Thursday. “Benjamin Pavard has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in quarantine at home. He…
Over 300 Police Special Forces Arrive Kaduna to Battle Bandits
No fewer than three hundred and two officers and men of Mobile Police, Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) and Police Special Forces under the auspices of Operation Puff Adder II, have been deployed to Kaduna to fight bandits. Nigerian Tribune reports…
