Patience Oniha, DMO DG and President Muhammadu Buhari …Debt To GDP Ratio Now 23.27% The Federal Government’s appetite for borrowing continued in the second quarter of this year with the debt stock rising by N1.24trn to N42.84trn. Figures released by the Debt Management Office revealed that domestic debt has pushed …

Memorandum of Understanding Signed on the Sidelines of the UN General Assembly The Tony Elumelu Foundation and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today signed an agreement to support youth entrepreneurship in Africa, with a specific focus on historically underinvested areas within African frontier markets. In bringing together the expertise, …

I have read the Nairametrics report one more time. It was damning and damaging. It contained information that was not only annoying but irritating. A disgraceful loss position, a humiliating comparison with FMDQ a recent venture, and a shameful expense schedule showing billions spent on only about 200 people. A …

  The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA), recently partnered with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Recyclers Association (LAGRA) to celebrate the third anniversary of the Lagos Recycling Initiative. The Alliance, with current membership of 28 organizations, was established in 2018 as  the industry-coalition …

Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited (“PZL”) has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31st December 2021, recording a 75% growth in profit after tax (PAT) of ₦1.13b compared to the ₦646m recorded in the corresponding period in 2020. The results, which was approved by the Board of Directors …

Heritage Bank Plc has upped the ante of its support in the corporate social responsibility space by joining forces with Gail Sickle Initiative to rescue people living with sickle cell anaemia. The partnership with Gail Sickle Initiative, a non-profit organisation, according to the Executive Director, Heritage Bank, Osepiribo Ben-Willie with …

Kuda has been announced as a member of the first class of the PYMNTS EMEA 60 by PYMNTS, the global leader in payments industry news and data analytics. Karen Webster, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PYMNTS, made the announcement in a recent letter to Babs Ogundeyi, the Chief Executive …

The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has scaled up its social intervention programmes around host communities in Adamawa and Nasarawa States where its Backward Integration projects are located. The Group is investing hugely in raw sugar production as part of the Federal Government Sugar Master Plan. This is coming on …

The controversies surrounding the results of the governorship election held in Osun State on July 16 have continued unabated despite that the case is already filed before the election petition tribunal. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, and the governor -elect, Senator Ademola …

UNGA77: Muhammad Sanusi II seeks inclusivity, gender representation in govt Muhammadu Sanusi II Muhammad Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, has advocated for scaling up of girls’ education and women empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa. He called for deliberate policy change that would cater for marginalized groups in government institutions …