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- 11 Sept 2020
COVID-19: Cybersafe Foundation Unveils Plan to Equip & Empower Digitally Vulnerable Groups, SMEs
CyberSafe Foundation, one of Nigeria’s foremost non-governmental organization in the information security domain, has unveiled plans to equip digitally vulnerable groups and 1500 SMEs with the…
- 24 Jan 2021
Cybersafe Foundation, UK Govt help vulnerable groups, SMEs upskill on cybersecurity
CyberSafe Foundation, a leading non-governmental organization in the information security ecosystem in Nigeria, and its partners – Foreign CommonWealth & Development Office (FCDO), have hit the…
- 22 May 2022
FG Slams New Tax on Telephone Calls in Nigeria
Federal government has imposed a new tax regime on telephone calls and it said the proceeds from the new tax will cater for the health needs of Nigerian citizens considered to be most vulnerable to…
- 8 Jun 2022
Lagos Chamber Says N90Bn Telecom Tax Will Hike Cost of Doing Business
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has stated that the new telecom tax in Nigeria meant to raise N90 billion revenue annually as contained in the new National Health Insurance…
- 22 Sept 2021
UK Govt Set to Launch Skills for Prosperity Programme in Nigeria
The UK government has announced the launch of Skills for Prosperity Nigeria (S4P-N), a two -year UKAid funded programme that aims to equip youth and vulnerable groups with skills that offer them a…
- 27 Feb 2026
More 14m Farmers to Benefit from AfDB-backed Initiative
Additional 14 million farmers in 37 low-income and vulnerable countries served by the African Development Fund, the Bank Group's concessional financing window, are set to benefit from a technology…
- 5 Dec 2021
World Bank Asks FG to Impose Special Tax on Alcohol, Others to Fund Healthcare
The World Bank Group has urged Nigeria’s Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages to help fund primary healthcare across the country. Mr.…
- 12 May 2020
COVID-19: Verve Launches Food Bank for Vulnerable Communities
The impact of COVID-19 so far has been huge. Humanity has been tested. Strength and resolve have been stretched thin. Millions have lost their lives, loved ones are being missed, tons rendered…
- 8 Mar 2018
IMF Warns Nigeria of Vulnerability Amid slow Exit from Recession
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said Nigeria was slowly exiting recession but remains vulnerable because its growth is tied to oil prices with improved revenues restricted to the…
- 5 Jun 2020
UBA Rewards 100 more Customers with N100,000 Each in Fresh Bumper Draw
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African Financial institution, has rewarded another set of 100 loyal customers with a total of N10m in the UBA Bumper account draw. The 100 customers won…
- News7 Sept 2026
N33.75Bn Cash Transfers: Falana Calls for EFCC Probe, Recovery
Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),on Sunday, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate and recover N33.75 billion in cash transfers allegedly not accounted for under the Federal Government’s social investment programmes.
- 23 Dec 2025
AfDB Group Mobilises Global Private Capital to Close Africa’s Financing Gap
Building on the successful conclusion of the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17), which mobilised $11 billion for Africa’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development…
- 21 Sept 2014
Microfinance Bank Partners Foundation on N220Bn MSME Fund
Ikam Imanyi, managing director, CAFON Micro Finance Bank, has said that the bank is to assist an initial 3,000 albinos across the country to access their share of the N220billion micro, small and…
- 14 Dec 2025
Preventing Financial Crimes Amid Mounting Insecurity: Why Following the Money is Now a Survival Imperative
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria today faces a sobering dual reality: a deepening security crisis and an entrenched financial-crime ecosystem that quietly feeds, sustains, and normalises that crisis. Across…
- 19 Apr 2020
COVID-19: PDP Demands Suspension of Charges on ATM, Others
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demanded that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should immediately open an arrangement with commercial banks for the suspension of charges for use of ATM cards and low…
- 14 Sept 2021
Buhari Asks Senate to Approve Humongous $4Bn, €710m External Loans
The Senate has received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to consider and approve an external loan to fund projects captured under the 2018-2021 borrowing plan. The letter dated August…
- 17 May 2010
Experts Brainstorm at AITEC Africa Conference
AITEC Africa, the leading organiser of ICT events across Africa, held the 2010 AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Conference at Eko Hotel’s new world-class conference centre over…
- 1 Apr 2020
COVID-19: FG Begins Handing N20, 000 to Poor Households in Abuja
Federal government has started the disbursement of N20, 000 to poor indigenes in the FCT, according to Sadia Umar-Farouk, minister, humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development.…
- 10 Jan 2021
SERAP Fights FG over Plans to Take over Dormant Account Balances, Unclaimed Dividends
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position “to promptly drop the plan by the Federal…
- 13 May 2025
EFCC Tells Nigerians to Shun Ponzi Schemes Like CBEX, Others
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Nigerians to shun Ponzi schemes as many of such schemes have destroyed lives, eroded trust and undermined national development. Aisha…
- 2 Apr 2020
FG Taps Fintech Operators to Disburse Conditional Cash to Poorest
Sadiya Umar-Farouq, minister, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has flagged-off the disbursement of N20,000 conditional cash transfer to the most poorest Nigerians as…
- 22 Dec 2024
Group Advocates for Digital Rights at 2024 Internet Governance Forum
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading pan-African organisation dedicated to advancing digital rights and inclusion in the Global South, has made significant contributions to the just-concluded 2024…
- 29 Sept 2021
ITF Signs Agreement with UK Govt
Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom’s Skills for Prosperity- Nigeria (S4P-N) programme, a two-year UK Aid funded programme, to promote and institutionalize…
- 1 Nov 2024
IHS Nigeria Donates Solar-powered Boreholes to Support Flood Victims in Maiduguri, Borno State
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by…
- 10 May 2017
IMF Predicts 2.6% Growth for Africa
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its 2017 Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook, predicting a 2.6 per cent growth. Mr. Abebe Selassie, head of the African Region, who…
- 25 Dec 2024
World Bank Raises Nigeria’s NIN Target to 180m
World Bank has raised Nigeria’s target for National Identification Numbers (NIN) issuance under the Digital Identity for Development (ID4D) project from 148 million to 180 million, reflecting…
- 5 Jul 2023
MSMEs Accessed N3.75bn Grant to Boost Liquidity, Formalise Operations
Dr. Olawale Fasanya, Director General/Chief Executive, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has disclosed that the sum of N50,000 was disbursed to 75,000 Micro Small…
- 28 Sept 2021
NEXIM Launches N36B Fund to Promote SME Sectors Across Nigeria
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has launched a N 36 billion Export Development Fund to be disbursed to targeted export-oriented projects in the Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector…
- 21 Aug 2022
PalmPay Launches Wallet Safe Workshop to Improve Payment Security Awareness
PalmPay, a fintech innovator aims to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, today announces the launch of Wallet Safe Workshop, a monthly campaign for payment security awareness training…
- 24 May 2022
Telcos Tackle FG for Slamming New Tax on Phone Calls
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has said network subscribers will bear the cost of the new telecoms tax introduced by the government. Gbenga Adebayo,…