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- 6 May 2021
Mercy Corps Partners MoMo Agent to Deliver Cash Transfers to Vulnerable Households in Yobe State, Others
European Union funded Mercy Corps’ ‘Building Resilience in Complex Crisis (BRICC)’ programme has signed a new partnership with Y’ello Digital Financial Services, a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, to…
- 4 Jun 2021
Mercy Corps Partners MoMo Agent to Deliver Cash Transfers to Vulnerable Households in North-East Nigeria
Mercy Corps’ has signed a new partnership with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (owners of the MoMoAgent Network), to efficiently deliver automated cash transfers and provide an avenue for programme…
- 21 Oct 2021
INEC Seeks Unrestrictive Power for ICT Innovation
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to the National Assembly to grant it power to determine the kind of technology to be deployed during elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,…
- 18 Aug 2025
Aliyu Aboki Applauds Broadband Mapping as About Expanding Opportunity in Africa
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Association (WATRA) has commended Nigeria for its exemplary leadership in broadband infrastructure mapping, following the successful ITU Africa Broadband…
- 13 Oct 2025
EU Grants Nigeria N320.5Bn to Boost Agriculture
European Union’s development cooperation with Nigeria has received a boost with a N320.5 billion (€190 million) credit line allocated to Nigerian commercial banks to broaden their lending to the…
- 23 Nov 2025
EU Unveils Fresh €45m Investment to Fast-Track Nigeria’s Digital Future
European Union (EU) and its partners have announced new steps to accelerate Nigeria’s digital transformation as stakeholders convened in Kano for the fifth Project Steering Committee meeting of the…
- 30 Jun 2026
FG Mulls National Skills Database to Tackle Unemployment
Federal government has said that it plans to establish a National Skills Database as part of efforts to reduce unemployment, address the growing mismatch between available skills and industry needs,…
- 18 Sept 2017
FG Inaugurates Committee to Coordinate Statistical Data in Agencies
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Finance Sectoral Consultative Committee for the effective coordination of statistical data in the ministry of finance and its agencies. Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse,…
- 25 Feb 2026
Nigeria, EU Ink Research, Innovation Deal Worth €100Bn
Nigeria and the European Union have inked a scientific and technology deal that grants access to about €100 billion in research and innovation funding for scientists, start-ups, and public…
- 12 Jun 2014
Diezani Loses Bid to Become OPEC Secretary General
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Petroleum minister yesterday lost out in the race to replace the secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as the incumbent Abdalla S.…
- 14 Dec 2016
Gold – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Weak economies are more vulnerable to uncertainty, political extremes and populism, post-World-War Germany and Russia proved this beyond a doubt. The Gold price tracks economic uncertainty, and by…
- 19 Jun 2013
Nokia Siemens Networks Implements Technology Vision 2020
With its Technology Vision 2020, Nokia Siemens Networks is implementing a hands-on innovation approach to enable mobile broadband networks to profitably deliver one gigabyte of personalized data per…
- 25 Oct 2016
Shittu Assures Investors of Safe Business Environment
Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has re-iterated federal government’s resolve to make Nigeria’s business environment safe and conducive for investors. He linked the fact…
- 12 Jan 2022
Nigerian Police, HP Close Down Print Cartridges Counterfeiting Facilities in Major Seizure
Nigerian Police authorities with, the support of HP’s Anti-Counterfeit and Fraud team, have successfully halted three major counterfeiting operations trading illegal HP print cartridges in the…
- 19 Apr 2018
EIB, AfDB to invest US$70m in Development Bank of Nigeria
The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria to strengthen lending for business and agriculture investment…
- 15 Oct 2021
EU Partners FIRS to Deepen CSOs Tax Knowledge, Compliance
Determined to ensure accountability and transparency as part of its good governance drive in Nigeria, the European Union has engaged with the Federal Inland Revenue Service to deepen the knowledge of…
- 3 Apr 2024
ECOCERT Renews WACOT's Certification to Export Organic Sesame
In a significant boost for the global organic food market, WACOT Limited, a TGI Group company, has once again secured its prestigious certification from ECOCERT to export organic sesame. This renewal…