Checking the place of Nigeria on the scale of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger by 2030 becomes imperative as experts have continued to issue strong warnings on the likelihood of hunger related socio- economic crises across the country. Besides COVID’19, the ugly situation has been further exacerbated by the Russia/Ukarine war, which […]
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Stakeholders harp on orange-fleshed sweet potato for baking
With prices of wheat flour skyrocketing, researchers and industrialists have advised bakers to experiment and adopt the use of Orange- Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) and cassava flour to reduce cost of production. Head, Iresi Outstation, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Solomon Olufemi Afuape, said OFSP attained maturity within three months and depending on […]
SEC approves new window for fixed income securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)’s guidelines on Trade Execution via Nigerian Exchange Ltd’s On-Manual Negotiated Deal Window for Fixed Income Securities. These Guidelines on Trade Execution via NGX On-Manual Negotiated Deal Window for Fixed Income Securities (“Guidelines”) provide guidance to approved trading license holders for the use […]
ExxonMobil Acquisition: No official notification withdrawing approval –Seplat
Nigeria’s oil giant, Seplat Energy, has said it is yet to receive notification from any quarter withdrawing the Ministerial Approval of its proposed acquisition of the entire share capital of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (“MPNU”) In a statement made available to New Telegraph yesterday, the oil firm said: “Seplat Energy has received no official notification […]
Jaiz Bank grows balance sheet to N300bn in 10 years
Jaiz Bank Plc, Nigeria’s premier noninterest bank, has grown its balance sheet from an initial N12 billion 10 years ago at the start of operations to N300 billion in 2021. The bank, in addition, witnessed rapid expansion in branch network from three to 45 branches spread across the country. Managing Director/CEO of Jaiz Bank, Mallam […]
Badagry Port: Concessionaire promises 250,000 jobs, $54bn revenue
As Lekki Port prepares to take off next month, concessionaire of the newly-approved Badagry Deep Seaport project, Badagry Port Development Limited (BPDL), has said that the project will generate $54 billion revenue and create about 250,000 jobs. The port is expected to compete with Lekki, Tema, Lome and other deep seaports in the West Africa […]
Foundation trains widows on water transfer printing
In keeping with its core objective of empowering and uplifting widows in the country, the Rose of Sharon Foundation, the brainchild of Apostle Folorunso Alakija, recently trained a total of 79 widows, including some of their children, in hydrographic- water transfer printing in Lagos. The two-day training facilitated by Gold, Chrome and Hydrographic Limited in […]
Survey: 12 states owe workers’ salaries
No fewer than 12 states in Nigeria owed workers at least one month’s salary as of July 28, 2022, a BudgIT nationwide survey has shown. The civic-tech organisation, in a statement yesterday, said it conducted the “empirical survey to spotlight and identify state governments that have consistently failed to meet the essential requirement of governance […]
FirstBank celebrates International Youth Day
As it commemorates the 2022 International Youth Day, globally celebrated today on August 12, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it dedicated the week 8 to 12 August to organising activities to reiterate its commitment to youth empowerment. The International Youth Day, which is commemorated every year on August 12, brings youth issues […]
Kuda positions for expansion with major appointments
Kuda, the Money App for Africans, is poised to stamp its footprint in the global banking industry with the appointment of Pavel Khristolubov and Elena Lavezzi as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) respectively, at the group level. The appointments, which were the outcome of a diligent recruitment process aimed […]