CBN Guarantees N2.4bn Loans For 14,000 Osun Farmers       The Osogbo Branch of Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said it had guaranteed loans running into N2.4bn for over 14,000 farmers since the branch commenced operations in the state. The CBN Osogbo Branch Controller, Mrs Ajuma Madojemu,...

Lagos Pays N1.49bn To 336 Pensioners       The Director-General (DG), Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mr. Babalola Obilana has said the government has paid 336 pensioners N1.49 billion as benefits. He restated the government’s commitment to the speedy resolution of pension issues, pledging to ensure the prompt...

Benue Journalists Condemn Assasination Attempt on Gov Ortom by Suspected Killer Herdsmen The Conference of Benue Journalists (CBJ) has condemned in strong terms, last weekend's broad-day light attack and assassination attempt on Governor Samuel Ortom by suspected killer herdsmen. CBJ in a statement by its Vice...

Lagos Free Zone Targets Additional $5bn Investment       The Lagos Free Zone, which already has a committed investment of $2bn, is poised to attract an additional $5bn over the next four years. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer, LFZ, Dinesh Rathi, at the corporate headquarters...

CBN Depriving Rivers Of Agric Loans, Says Wike       Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of depriving his state access to agricultural loans. Wike told the visiting Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development Mustapha Shehuri in Port Harcourt...

CBN Clarifies N3bn Agric Loan Controversy In Bayelsa       The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has disbursed over N2.2bn out of the N3bn agricultural loan to farmers in Bayelsa State under its Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme, contrary to allegations that officials of the state government...