Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu Lagos highest with 33.4% Jigawa, Yobe, Niger, Taraba lead laggards FAAC allocation constitutes 65% of total revenues of states States with least IGRs gets smallest bank loans Bank credit distribution by states hits N18.90tr Three out of the 36 states of the country– Lagos, Rivers and Delta – and the Federal […]
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Students who wish to study Agricultural Sciences related courses at Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, would henceforth undergo their studies free of tuition. Chancellor of of the institution, Dr David Oyedepo, has reportedly removed tuition for Agricultural Sciences in the university. It was learnt that “Dr Oyedepo has introduced an added incentive to students […]
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By Banji Ayoola The future of Ondo State’s economy lies in the Southern Senatorial District of the state, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has declared. He made this declaration at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Alape Garden City in Ilaje Local Government area of the state, a location of less than one hour to Lekki, Lagos state. […]
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Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, 2nd R, with officials of the bitumen mining company and equipment By Banji Ayoola At last, the much awaited exploitation of Nigeria’s vast bitumen deposit has rolled off the ground as the pilot exploitation of the mineral has started in Ondo State, the state with […]
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Naira depreciated to new lows across many markets as continuing Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s intervention failed to stem the fall of the Nigerian currency at the official and parallel markets. It depreciated against the dollar by 0.3 per cent or N1 to N389.50/$ at the official Investors & Exporters (I & E) window. Activity […]
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Experts have appraised the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policies of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning (MFBP), and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in tackling the country’s economic challenges and found them to be inadequate due to lack of coordination between the two. While the Finance Ministry appears to be focused only […]
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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has asked for a review of secondary schools curriculum to make the teaching of Agriculture as a business. He made this call at the launch of Start Them Early Programme (STEP) in Oyo State and the inauguration of STEP Agribusiness Facility at Fasola Grammar School, Oyo, on Thursday. He […]
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Lagos State Bakers have called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the prices of baking materials, which may lead to increase in the prices of bread by 60 per cent anytime soon. The bakers complained that the increase in the prices of baking materials was because of the Covid-19 pandemic currently ravaging the […]
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With global case currently put at 1.39 million and 101,000 deaths, Coronavirus is arguably the biggest challenge facing humanity today. In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases from an unknown virus surfaced in Wuhan, China. Based on initial laboratory findings, the disease named Coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated as COVID-19), was described as an infectious […]
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• Experts foresee difficulty in execution• Effect of scourge on debt servicing worries DMO The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced six new policy measures to mitigate the spread of the dreaded coronavirus across the country. Addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja, the governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the apex bank’s intervention facilities had been granted […]
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