Ayorinde Adebanjo: new African scrabble champion Saidu Ayorinde Adebanjo of Nigeria on Sunday emerged the 13th African Scrabble Champion winning 23 games of 32 in Tema, Ghana. Ayorinde,  dethroned his Nigeria counterpart, Nsikakabasi Etim, the immediate past Africa Scrabble Champion, when he finished first in a 32-game marathon to become the best in the duel. Ayorinde was ranked sixteenth at …

SEC to colaborate with EFCC on Market infraction The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working on a Memorandum of Inderstanding (MoU) with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide an efficient and effective  policing of the capital market. This was disclosed by the Director General of SEC Mounir Gwarzo when the Management of the Commission paid a …

President Muhammadu Buhari DMO boss tells Nigerians, be creative, support FG’s recovery efforts The Director General of Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, has called on Nigerians to be more creative and support the federal government’s efforts at getting the country out of recession. Nwankwo at a breakfast meeting with editors in Lagos on Friday, observed that the task …

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Glo partners with Lagos State for One Lagos Fiesta Data grandmasters, Globacom is partnering with the Lagos State government for the successful hosting of this year’s edition of One Lagos Fiesta, an initiative introduced by the state government to celebrate the end of the year and count down to the New Year. Globacom was formally unveiled as a major sponsor …

CBN to unveil N30bn agric/SME fund in January The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will, together with the Deposit Money Banks, set up a new fund to boost agriculture and the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the country, targeting at least N30bn for the first year. The Governor, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this on Saturday at a …

‘Suspend policy on vehicle importation ban through land borders’ The House of Representatives has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to direct Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to suspend recent policy banning the importation of vehicles through the nation’s land borders. In its resolution on Thursday, the lawmakers explained that more security personnel should be deployed to the borders, adding that the policy …

FG Information App For Launch December 15 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that the Federal Government Information App (FGIAPP) will be launched in Abuja on 15 Dec. 2016, as part of efforts to enhance the dissemination of government activities. The Minister made the announcement in Abuja on Thursday at a meeting with Resident Information Officers (RIOs) from Ministries, …

President Muhammadu Buhari FG not turning to IMF for loan The Ministry of Budget and National Planning has explained that the Federal Government is not looking to source any loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as reported by a national newspaper on Friday. Advertisement While briefing a French delegation that visited him in Abuja on Thursday, on what the …

Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, on Thursday urged APC supporters in Rivers not to allow members of the opposition parties to intimidate them during the rerun election. The rerun is slated for Dec. 10. Amaechi, the immediate past Governor of the state, gave the advice during an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Port Harcourt. He urged the …