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Minister Humphreys announces €6.5 million in funding for outdoor recreational amenities • 38 projects across the country to benefit under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. • Projects will support enhanced interest in outdoor pursuits post COVID • Funding made in partnership with Fáilte Ireland • Further announcement on larger scale projects to be made shortly Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., today (4th March 2021) announced over €6....

Vanguard News Sujimoto in Kaduna: My Experience in a City I Call Home On Kindly Share This Story: “For us in Kaduna, what makes us happy is not just to have positive media coverage of the developments happening in the state, but that the people of Kaduna feel the impact of such development. This is what makes me fulfilled as a governor” – Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai. These words from the master himself, Mallam El-Rufai, did not come as a surprise, even though I do not agree with him as I am a...

Quest for affordable housing for Abia people My administration will, at all times, be willing and prepared to support any initiative that will make life better for the people of Abia State, especially in the area of the provision of affordable housing for our people. Affordable housing remains a critical need of the citizenry and no responsible government will ignore any opportunity for partnership with any individual or corporate organization for this purpose. The Abia State Government is read...

By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, Feb. 9, 2021 Participants at the annual economic review of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) on Tuesday projected a positive outlook for the Nigerian capital market and the economy in 2021. They also identified certain factors that must be addressed to achieve double digit in spite of the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. They made the projections at a webinar organised by the CIS themed: “The Nigerian Economic Review for 2020 and Outlook for 2021 With...

By Goddy Egene The stock market extended its losses for the third day as investors took more profit. As a result the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) fell by 1.1 per cent to close at 40,696.01 while market capitalisation shed N425.9 billion t o be at N21.3 trillion. However, stockbrokers and some other stakeholders have listed the stimulation of private sector activities, creation of an intervention fund for securities dealing firms and consistency in government policies as s...

Experts project Nigeria’s real estate sector performance in 2021 On By Kingsley Adgboye with Agency report The year 2020, although filled with mixed feelings and many hurdles, was a year packed with lessons. The year emerged with unforeseen turn of events that initiated unprecedented trends in the Nigerian market, and the world at large, with severe impact on supply chains, economic activities, and international trade. Economies are trying to manage unemployment by reductions in interest rat...

By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG has said that it has generated $108 billion of revenue, delivered $35 billion dividends to the shareholders and paid $8 billion taxes to the Nigerian government in its 21 years of operation. The company also stated that it has delivered 5000 LNG cargoes around the world and delivered 23 dedicated LNG ships to ensure a smooth operation just as it installed assets worth $11 billion. The General Manager, External Relations and Sustai...

Youth unemployment is not a new problem but the problem is in the fact that it increases each year, hence the need for it to be addressed.

FCMB continues promoting SMEs, extends financial support to over 15,000 women On Kindly Share This Story: First City Monument Bank, a foremost financial services provider in Nigeria, has continued her aggressive drive and support for the Small and Medium Enterprises sector in the country. The bank, which was recently voted as the Best SME Bank in Africa, thereby consolidating its position as the dominant financial institution in the segment, has made more funds available to women entrepreneurs...

By Olayinka Olawale Lagos, Jan. 25, 2021 The Lagos State Government says it will continue to make regular payments of its counterpart funds and provision of capable human resources to all donor and World Bank Assisted Projects. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya made the pledge at the opening ceremony of a pre-6th Implementation Support Mission of the World Bank Assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Empowerment Support (APPEALS) Project, on...