Month: March 2025

Lagos: Credit finance experts have called for the prioritization of financial literacy in school curriculums as a means of empowering both businesses and individuals to navigate lending. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the experts made this call at the First Central Credit Bureau event on Thursday in Lagos, themed: ‘Exploring Credit Opportunities and Boosting […]

Maiduguri: The ‘Borno Model’, introduced in 2021 by Gov. Babagana Zulum’s administration, is a non-kinetic approach that offers insurgents willing to renounce violence the opportunity to surrender to the military. The model primarily relies on dialogue to persuade Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters to lay down their arms at designated reception centres and embrace peace. […]

Kano: The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has inaugurated the 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Project valued at N16 billion, aiming to benefit one million Nigerians across the nation. The Chairman of the foundation, Mr. Aliko Dangote, made the announcement during the inaugural ceremony in Kano, represented by his daughter, Marya. The initiative is a response […]

Kano: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the interception of undeclared foreign currency amounting to 1.1 million U.S. dollars and 135,900 Saudi Riyals at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. The undeclared funds were discovered during a routine baggage check on an inbound passenger from Saudi Arabia on Saudi Airline Flight No. […]

Praia: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) as key drivers of regional economic growth and development. ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Mrs Massandjé Toure-Litse, stated this during a meeting of the ECOWAS Small-Scale Business Coalition (ESBC) in Praia, Cape […]