CBN Says 36 million Nigerians Lack Access To Financial Services    The Director of Information Technology at the Central Bank of Nigeria, Rakiyat Mohammed, has said that about 36 million Nigerians currently have zero access to financial services. Mohammed, who spearheaded the...

Marketers Blame Depots As Fuel Queues Resurface In Lagos   Long queues surfaced in Lagos on Tuesday as motorists spent hours at filling stations while waiting to buy the product. The situation was worse in Ikosi-Ketu, Arepo area of New Lagos, Obalende,...

Stock Market Maintains Positive Trend, Rises By N145bn   For the third consecutive session, the stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday maintained its bull run, as the market capitalisation gained N145bn. Meanwhile, at the end of yesterday’s Monetary Policy...

Nigeria Loses $2bn To Oil Theft In Eight Months   The ad-hoc committee set up by the Senate to investigate oil theft and consequent damage on the nation’s economy said on Tuesday that Nigeria lost $2 billion, equivalent to N1.3trillion, to...

CBN Raises Interest Rate To 16.5%   The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria voted Tuesday to increase the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 16.5 per cent, the highest since 2001. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele,...

PPPs: An Effective Strategy for Increasing Digital Skills and Infrastructure, by Inyene Ibanga   The eighth edition of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) Expo happened in Lagos between August 31 and September 1, 2022, with the theme "Ensuring Efficient Digital Infrastructure...