The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, NIRSAL, will commence disbursement of over N246.5 million to farmers under the Anchor Borrowers Programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele There have been allegations by some farmers of undue delay in disbursement of CBN loans …

The Lagos State Government says it has released over N2 billion to off-set its pensioners’ obligation under the Contributory Pension Scheme in the last three months. Folashade Onanuga, Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission, said that the figure represented pension monies released for the months of May, June and July. According …

  Zenith Bank Plc has commended the Nigerian athletes  for their showing at the  2018  Senior African Athletics Championship in Asaba. The competition ended on Sunday with Nigeria finishing  in the third position with nine gold, six silver and five bronze. Kenya  won the championships with 11 gold, six silver …

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have blocked all the entrances into the national assembly. The operatives are turning away cars of lawmakers and one of those that have been prevented from gaining entry into the national assembly is Rafiu Ibrahim, senator representing Kwara south. Reports indicate that …

A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has resigned as the Minority Leader of the 8th Senate. Akpabio, who represents Akwa Ibom North West, is set to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC) on Wednesday. Sen. Akpabio’s resignation letter According to a …

A staffer of the Herbert Wigwe’s led Access Bank Plc, Kolawole Agboola, has been arraigned at the Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos Island on a three-count charge of conspiracy, fraud and theft. THE WITNESS gathered the accused allegedly stole N13.6 million from the accounts of two customers of the Bank. …

The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday denies that its Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru is funding alleged plot to impeach Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki . The Corporation in a terse statement issued by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu, …

By Abimbola Johnson-Idemeto   If you’re a Nigerian still agonizing about owning your own house because you can’t save enough cash to buy a house and no financial institution is willing to give you a mortgage because you still cannot afford the percentage payment, I have good news for you. …

…State legislators to get N50m each against Ortom, Tambuwal, other The immediate past Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progresives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has accused the presidency and the leadership of the APC of a plot to induce its Senators, House of Representatives and State House of …

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, will this week meet with leaders of the party in Edo State to address disenchantment among leaders over alleged abandonment by Governor Godwin Obaseki since his election as governor. The essence of the meeting, it was gathered, was to find …