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By Deji Elumoye President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to release statutory funds due to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to enable it function optimally. He also gave the agency a marching order to manufacture a Made-in-Nigeria helicopter. Buhari who gave the directive yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja during a virtual meeting of the board of the agency, noted that NASENI is a mechanism to stimulate linkages between science an...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that it disbursed a total of N106.96 billion to 27,956 beneficiaries of AGSMEIS. Business

MTN Nigeria, Airtel Africa, WAPCO up, investors gain N259 billion Stock Market

By Egena Sunday Ode President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to work towards bridging the gaps in research and technology that has kept Nigeria waiting on other countries for supplies and solutions, especially in tackling challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic. In a meeting with the Board of NASENI at the State House, the President, who is also the Chairman of the Board, said the agency should play a more pivotal role in equipping the country during emergencies while encouraging research, upgrading local skill...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), Mr Idowu Oguntona, has announced that the company commenced deployment of the long-awaited contactless payment card called Cowry Card from Monday, March 22, 2021. The payment card was introduced by the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA) to ease the process of transportation payment and make daily commuting pleasurable and stress-free. This disclosure was made in a press release issued by Oguntona, on Monday, March 22, 2021. He said in appreciating the trust and support of the masses for its operat...