BoI, Other Partners Boost NYSC Entrepreneurship Scheme With N3.6bn   Bank of Industry has disclosed that it has, along other partners, supported the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with a whooping N3.6 billion as startup loans since the inception of the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship...

W/Bank Rolls Out N329.53bn Cash Transfer Programme In Nigeria   The World Bank is rolling out an $800m (N329.53bn at official exchange rate) facility designed to fund a large-scale Conditional Cash Transfer programme in Nigeria, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum hinted in its 36th teleconference meeting communique...

53 Local Oil Firms Get N124bn NCDMB Loans For Development   At least 53 local oil service firms have accessed the $300 million Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF) between 2018 and this year, the Nigerian Content Development Management Board (NCDMB), has said. The general manager of the...

Reps Order Probe Of Navy’s $195.3m Equipment Contract To Foreign Firm   The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Navy to investigate whether the Deep Blue contract agreement is in line with extant laws and regulations, and the standards of all platforms purchased for...

National Assembly Okays N633bn Budget For NCC   The National Assembly has approved a N633.393 billion budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the 2022 fiscal year. The budget was approved after the Senate and the House of Representatives adopted the reports of their Committees on...

Presidency Spends N34bn On Food, Travels In Six Years   The Presidency’s budgetary allocations for food and travels hit N34bn in six years, according to data obtained from the appropriation bills of the Federal Government within the period under review. A total of N5.16bn was spent on...