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The Diri administration in Bayelsa State is busy exploring avenues where the young people of the state will be meaningfully

Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said the state, with the longest coastline in Nigeria, is interested in collaborations that will help it secure its maritime and harness its resources.

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will invest in and support pharmaceutical and research agencies to developed vaccines for COVID-19 locally.

Economists and financial experts interviewed by Daily Trust expressed mixed feelings about the new policy and its immediate and long term implications. They predicted a shock that will further shot up the dollar rates at the parallel market, which will stabilise in the long run. They also blamed the CBN for the downside of the expunged practice. Emefiele also said the CBN will no longer continue registration of new BDCs as subsequent forex will be channelled through commercial banks. The CBN g...

The Nigeria Ethnic Youth Leaders Council has lauded the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the bank’s Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme.

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA The Nigeria Ethnic Youth Leaders Council has lauded the Governor of the  Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the bank’s Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme. The council, which is made up of the Arewa Consultative Youth Movement, Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Youth Movement, Niger Delta Youth Council, Oduduwa Youths and Middle Belt Youths, says the move will make Nigeria a global vaccine development and medical tourism hub in future. A statemen...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has awarded over N234 million in research grants to five beneficiaries of its Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme.

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 10 March 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday awarded more than N234million in research grants to five beneficiaries of its Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme. The recipients of the grants were Professor of Epidemiology, Olufemi Babalola, who got a grant of N50million; Professor of Microbiology, Ikechukwu Okoli, from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, who also got N50 million grant. Others are: Dr Garba Bubah from Jigawa State Polyt...

Okechukwu Nnodim, AbujaThe Central Bank of Nigeria has said that it received over 286 proposals from the public for grants under its Healthcare...