Stakeholders seek support for renewable energy sector Stakeholders in the energy industry have called for support for the renewable energy sector to enable it to contribute to the country’s quest to end energy poverty. Speaking at a workshop organised by the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Association (Alliance) in[Read More…]
Firm empowers 400 female students on gender equity Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN), in partnership with Union Bank, has empowered 400 senior secondary students girls from 16 schools in the 22nd edition of the Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement, and Development (LEAD) Camp for girls. According to the organizers, the three days[Read More…]
Zenith Bank, AfCFTA sign agreement on continental trade portal Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for the development of the SMARTAfCFTA Portal to promote trade on the African continent. The portal, which can provide information like[Read More…]
Niger crisis may cost Nigeria $2 billion yearly, CPPE warns As fear of escalation of Niger coup builds, the Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has warned that military intervention could be damaging for Nigeria, with yearly financial cost estimated at $2 billion. Considering the current lean public[Read More…]
Okonjo-Iweala, Tinubu meets Discuss WTO Plans To Support Nigerians The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says her meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday was aimed at reducing the economic hardship bedevilling Nigerians. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Okonjo-Iweala stressed that[Read More…]
MATAN to start collection of VAT from informal sector The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has perfected plans to embark on the collection of value-added tax (VAT) from the informal sector for the Federal Government. The VAT Direct Initiative (VDI) by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is[Read More…]
Access Bank To Reward Customers with N135m In DIamondXtra Season 15 Access Bank, a leading financial institution, has announced it would reward customers N135 million in cash prizes to over 800 lucky customers in its season15 DiamondXtra campaign. The bank also noted that in 15 years it had rewarded over[Read More…]
Mohammed, Suleiman, Banda, Schmale, Oyeyinka to grace Africa Social Impact 2023 Renowned global figures Amina Mohammed, Abubakar Suleiman, Joyce Banda, Matthias Schmale and Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka are set to take center stage as headliners at the forthcoming Africa Social Impact Summit. The summit, hosted by Sterling One Foundation and[Read More…]
NERC says Electricity Subsidy costs Nigerian Govt N36bn in three months The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has said Federal Government paid a total of N36 billion to subsidise electricity consumption in the country in the first quarter of 2023. NERC stated this in its quarterly report, adding that[Read More…]
FirstBank Technology Academy entry begins First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the call for participation in the second edition of its FirstBank Technology Academy. Interested participants are to a dedicated website to complete the online application process, a statement by the bank said. The application, which closes on[Read More…]
