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In an effort to align with the federal government’s target of achieving 70 per cent broadband penetration in five years, MTN Nigeria has launched...
Nigerian Banks Borrow N4.5 Trillion From CBN July Repo Window
Nigeria banks borrowed a total of N4.5 trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in July, compared with N3.6 trillion the previous month,...
NCC Commits N500m for Research in Nigerian Universities
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has committed over N500 million to the Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate research...
New Telecommunications Tax To Fetch FG Over N200 Billion Annually
The Nigerian government is expected to make over N200 billion annually as the new five per cent telecommunications tax goes into effect. Telecommunications subscribers...
Pension Assets Surpass N14 Trillion Naira
Assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have hit N14.27tn as of the end of June, following an N842.73 billion rise in the first...
Firstmonie Agents Process N22 Trillion Naira
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has revealed that its agency banking network, Firstmonie Agents, has processed transactions valued at over N22 trillion, with transaction...
Ecobank Group Reports $261m as Pretax Profit in 2022 Half Year
The Ecobank Group, to which Ecobank Nigeria belongs, has released its unaudited financial results for 1H’22 ended June 30, posting an increase of 24...
Over 6 Million Girls Are Out-Of-School In Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decried the number of out-of-school girls in the country, saying that over 60 per cent of 10...
Public Health Body Gets $100 Million From The World Bank To...
The World Bank announced recently that it will support a program by Africa’s main public health body, the Africa Center for Disease Control and...
Saro Groups Invests N24bn in Integrated Farm in Edo
Saro Group of Companies has invested N24bn in an integrated farm in Edo State, in a concerted effort to boost local production of raw...
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