The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has strongly commended the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for their efforts in stimulating the Nigerian economy, and bringing to bear a coordinated policy response that will positively jumpstart the Nigerian economy. According to Mr Elumelu, recent actions by the Federal Government, including greater …

Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world with a production of about 54 million tons, but its yield per hectare of cassava roots is about 8 tons, less than half of the realizable yields of more than 20 tons per hectare Seed sector professionals have said that businesses selling improved varieties and high quality cassava stems for …

Woman Awards Nigerian author, Chaiamada Ngozi Adichie has made the nomination list of the New African Woman Awards 2017. Following weeks of public nominations from across the continent and its Diaspora, the final nominees for the much-anticipated New African Woman Awards 2017 was finally announced. Chosen in 12 categories, 68 groundbreaking women have made the final list which will now be adjudicated by a special …

Dayo Emmanuel Nigeria’s national senior football team, the Super Eagles have emerged 40th position globally and 5th on the continent in the latest FIFA ranking for the month of March. According to Fifa.com, the Super Eagles trailed Burkina Faso which are 4th in Africa and 35 in world ranking. African champions, the Pharaohs of Egypt are 19th globally and 1st …

West Africa’s fully integrated telecommunications service provider, Globacom, has expressed eagerness to leverage its massive telecommunications infrastructure and international partnerships to connect tertiary institutions in Africa. Advertisement   Globacom’s Enterprise Group Commercial Coordinator, Mr. Folu Aderibigbe, disclosed this at the third Annual Conference and fourth Annual General Meeting of the West and Central African Research and Educational Network (WACREN) in …

Dayo Emmanuel For effective governance and accountability in Nigerian communities, a 3-2-1 Mobile Governance Outreach has been launched in Lagos. The 3-2-1 mobile governance is an initiative of ActionAid Nigeria, implemented in Lagos by media NGO, International Press Centre (IPC) under the Strengthening Citizens Engagement in Electoral Process (SCEEP) project which is supported by UKAID. Rolling out the initiative to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of an inter-ministerial committee on pension liability to reconcile outstanding pension liabilities and proffer solutions to the lingering problems. The Minister of Finance is the chairman. Other members of the committee include a representative of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, representative of the Head of Service of the Federation, the …

Photo Caption: Group Managing Director/CEO, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Kennedy Uzoka; Non Executive Director, UBA, Rose Okwechime; Chairman, Tony Elumelu; Non Executive Director, Owanari Duke; Vice Chairman Ambassador Joe Keshi; Non Executive Director, Foluke Abdulrasaq andGroup Company Secretary, Bili Odum, during the 55th Annual General Meeting of the company in Lagos. Photo: Abiodun Omotosho Advertisement

Pensioners in Nigeria may soon heave a sigh of relief, this is because the Federal Government has released N54 billion to clear part of the backlog of accrued pension rights for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. The good news was broken by the Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Mr Salisu Danbatta on Wednesday. According to Dambatta, N41.5 billion …

The Apapa-bound carriageway of the Apapa Marine Beach Bridge will be closed on Friday for 29 days in its ongoing rehabilitation, the site Manager, Mr Simon Barakat, has said. Barakat, who spoke on site on Thursday, appealed to road users to be patient and use alternative routes. “We will close the Apapa-bound carriageway on Friday evening, and it will remain …