The Federal Government has released about N43.92 billion (122 million dollars) to 300,000 rice farmers to increase Nigeria’s rice production by additional two million tonnes in 2018. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Aisha Al-Hassan stated this in New York at Nigeria’s side event during the ongoing 62nd …

Fastest growing financial institution in Nigeria, Keystone Bank Limited, is set to hold a seminar tagged ‘Keystone Bank Career Insight Day’ for young Nigerian undergraduates with a future career in banking. The programme is part of the lender’s commitment to continually build skills and expand knowledge base of persons with …

All is now set for the biggest beauty products and services fair in Nigeria.  In its tradition of going ‘beyond banking,’ Nigeria’s retail banking giant in partnership with Eventful Limited, is set to bring together beauty products and services providers, consumers and beauty enthusiasts from March 17 to 18 at …

  Parents of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls in Yobe, on Tuesday, lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for considering the option of negotiation against use of military force to rescue the girls. The parents, who spoke separately to Newsmen in Damaturu, said the option gave them hope for safe return of the girls. Alhaji …

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki Commission involved in 1,080 suits from 2015 polls Damilola Oyedele in Abuja The Senate yesterday cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against paying attention to misguided statements and pronouncements questioning the powers of the National Assembly to legislate on the Electoral Act. The President …

Zenith International Bank has announced gross earnings of N745.19 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the figure represented a growth of 46.69 per cent over N507.99 billion posted in 2016. This is contained in the bank’s audited result released by …

Isaac Okoroafor, Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in its quest to guarantee the availability of forex for customers’ needs in various segments of the market, has injected another sum of $210million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market. Figures obtained from the Bank on Monday, …

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking service provider has taken a bold step to revolutionalise the banking sector with the introduction of an advanced intelligent digital experience known as Octopus. The solution which is full-fledged digital bank, has been described by financial technology experts as a game-changing innovation that …

 The Order of the Knights of Saint Mulumba Nigeria (KSM) has elected Diamond Ovueraye, as the Supreme Knight and head of the new supreme executive board to govern its affairs for the next four years. The group in a statement yesterday said the new supreme board comprising of twelve-member executives …

Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa) has reacted to claims that he is plotting the removal of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and the rest of the leadership. Senator Obinna Ogba made this allegation during plenary on Thursday, providing evidence in the form of a voice recording. However, in a …