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Financial Inclusion: Challenges, prospects of increasing access to insurance
CBN By Rosemary Iwunze In 2012, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, launched the National Financial Inclusion Strategy with the aim of increasing the number of adults that have access
Tukur lauds Fintiri’s performance in office
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has commended Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State for what he described as fantastic performance within a short
African schools football competition to kick off in DR Congo
FIFA and the African Union have agreed to launch a schools football competition following a meeting in Kinshasa between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the President of the Democratic Republic
Sen Adeyemi under fire over anti-Ikpeazu remarks
Sen. Smart Adeyemi, •He needs psychiatric evaluation —Ememanka •He’s a national disgrace —Nkole •Ikpeazu’s champagne drinking gov, says Adeyemi By Henry Umoru & Steve Oko The Senator representing Kogi West
Low wages, poor parental leave hinder gender equality — World Bank
Countries are making progress towards greater gender equality, but women around the world continue to face regulations that limit their economic opportunities — and the pandemic has created new challenges,
Heavy explosions, gunshots in parts of Maiduguri outskirt
By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri Heavy explosions and the sound of gunshots have engulfed some parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The explosions which started at about 5:45 pm
EFCC: Bawa as game-changer
Abdulrasheed Bawa By John Oloruntoba WITH the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa, President Muhammadu Buhari may have finally found the magic wand to reinvigorate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
1 in 5 persons infected with COVID-19 in Lagos, 2 others — Survey
Significant proportion of Nigerians still at risk By Sola Ogundipe No less than 1 in 5 individuals in Lagos, Enugu, and the Nasarawa States have ever been infected with SARS-CoV-2
Prices of petrol, others fall in January
By Elizabeth Adegbesan ENERGY Consumers paid less for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, (petrol), National Household Kerosene (NHK) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas), in January following decline in prices of
At least 62 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots
At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador’s overcrowded prison system, authorities said. As security forces battled
