The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally suspended new applications for development financing like the Anchor Borrowers Program (ABP) and Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) among others. The development is a strategic move to discontinue the unorthodox monetary policy regime adopted by the former Governor, Godwin …

Globacom and MTN Logos Telecom subscribers have expressed their displeasure with the approval granted by the Nigerian Communications Commission for MTN Nigeria Communications Plc to bar Globacom lines from calling MTN over nonpayment of interconnect fees. The NCC announced on Monday in a statement signed by its Director of Public …

Their dismissal was announced in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in which it was stated that the two executive officers were sacked because of the President’s decision to restructure critical agencies in the country. The sacked Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) …

  IK Ogbonna Popular Nollywood actor Ikechukwu Ogbonna has revealed that leaving his relationship life away from the public eye brings him more peace. The light-skinned Nollywood star said he does not pay attention to opinions and assumptions about him; rather, he said he chooses to focus solely on his …

Chizzy Nigerian reality TV star Chizzy Francis has been involved in a car accident that nearly took his life. The former housemate from the Big Brother Naija show was driving his car when the accident occurred. Chizzy took to Instagram to share the harrowing details of his near-death experience. He …

The Inwangs when the going was good   Filmmaker and director, Moses Inwang has announced that his 10 years marriage to actress Emem Inwang has crashed. Inwang took to his Instagram page on Monday to announce that his marriage to Emem has crashed. The filmmaker said he decided to end …

The suspended Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Dr. Betta Edu is currently at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Headquarters to be interrogated over the alleged N585 million fraud in her ministry. Edu stands accused of diverting the said amount  which was meant for payment …

Paris 2024 Paralympics Nigeria men’s para-volleyball national team will face Egypt, Morocco and Kenya in group A of the African qualifiers for a place at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Nigeria will host the African qualifiers between January 29 and February 3, 2024, at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National …

Smartcash Payment Service Bank, a subsidiary of Airtel Nigeria, has announced its strategic partnership with Baxi, one of the largest independent non-bank SME-focused electronic payment networks in Nigeria. The partnership will focus on increasing wallet and account creation for SmartCash. The new collaboration between the two visionary companies aims to …

Dangote Refinery appears set to commence production of refined petroleum products with the receipt of the sixth batch of barrels of crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The fresh one million Agbami barrels of crude via MT ALMI SUN is the last cargo to complete the …