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ANCHOR BORROWER SCHEME: Unity Bank to extend funding to 120,000 maize farmers
Nigeria’s foremost agribusiness lender, Unity Bank Plc, has said it will provide additional funding to no fewer than 120,000 smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria in the 2021 wet season farming in
Economists Evaluate Nigeria-China Currency Swap
Some financial economists have expressed great concerns on the minor influence that the Nigeria-China currency swap had on the country’s economy, three years after. The experts said that the volume
Kaduna Electric appeals to NLC to shelve planned strike
Kaduna Electric has urged the Kaduna State Government (KDSG) and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to resolve their impasse amicably to avert the planned strike by NLC. The News Agency
82.9m Nigerians starving under Buhari’s watch ― PDP
***Urges President to address food insecurity By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government to address
PDP may lose 2022 governorship poll in Ekiti ― Olujimi
Biodun Olujimi Senator Biodun Olujimi has called on the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reconcile contending groups in Ekiti State or risk losing the 2022 Governorship
Promising Prospects in Livestock Farming
With the growing economic hardship, which has contributed to the steady rise in unemployment rate and poor livelihood, a stint in the livestock business might just be the needed respite.
No Alternative To Vaccine Passports, Says Dubai Airport Boss
The boss of the world’s busiest airport for international passengers has said COVID-19 passports are the only way to restart mass foreign travel. Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths told
CITN decries corruption in tax administration in Nigeria
tasks tiers of govt on accountability By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Charted Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, has attributed the low tax culture among taxable adults and businesses in Nigeria to
Local electronic card industry to save Nigeria $100m import bill
• As Electronic Payplus opens new facility By Emeka Anaeto and Elizabeth Amihor Nigeria may be saving about $100million annually with local manufacture of electronics card as bank cards alone
Cryptocurrency: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Governments, particularly central banks across the world continue to warn about the pitfalls of investing in the cryptocurrency markets. Originating from the Greek word Kruptos, meaning hidden, cryptocurrency was first
