Monthly Archives: September 2020

FEC Approves N13.08tr 2021 Budget

By Omololu Ogunmade The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Thursday approved N13.09 trillion budget for 2021 fiscal year. Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said the budget estimate is made up of N2.083 trillion capital expenditure, which she described as N29 …

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FIRSTBANK PARTNERS LSETF TO OFFER FUNDING AT ATTRACTIVE INTEREST RATE TO LOW-COST PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its partnership with Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in a matching fund scheme.  The scheme aims to cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low-cost private schools by ensuring lending at an attractive interest rate. The programme will …

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How JumiaPay is helping Customers to Save Money

By Adedoyin Giwa For tech companies playing in the eCommerce space, payment gateways are crucial to development and profitability. Many household names in the ecommerce space commenced operations relying on existing e-payment services in their checkout pages. As their businesses grow, they are conscious that by redirecting customers to the …

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HMO Firm Teams Up With PreDiagnosis to Push Telehealth

PreDiagnosis International, Nigeria’s leading grassroots telehealth service provider, has announced a partnership agreement with lifestyle-cum- Health Management Organisation, Medicard Nigeria, to further drive the spread of adoption of its innovative telehealth platform among the poor and vulnerable in the country. Medicard Health Management is a Global Lifestyle HMO Company with a …

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BREAKING: Labour suspends nationwide strike (FULL DETAILS)

The organised labour has suspended the indefinite nationwide strike and mass protests after reaching a consensus with the Federal Government early this morning at a meeting between the two parties. The strike which would have commenced today, Monday, September 28, is in protest against the hike in pump price of …

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