We’re Ready To Fund Farmers, Artisans - CBN       The Central Bank of Nigeria has called on farmers, artisans, traders and others in Anambra State to maximise the funding opportunities which the bank has made available for them to expand their businesses. Branch Comptroller of the bank...

NIPC Grants Tax Relief To 17 Firms       The Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has granted Pioneer Status Incentive (PSI) to 17 companies with a total capital investment of N99.45 billion in the first quarter of 2021. NIPC’s Head of Incentives Administration Division, Uchenna Okonkwo, who stated...

FERMA Gets N8.1bn From FG To Repair Ten Roads       The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a total of N8.1bn for the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency to carry out emergency repairs of 10 roads across the country. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed...

Average Price Per Litre Of Kerosene Increases In November - NBS         The average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased to N353.38 in November from N352.93 in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. The Bureau made this known in its...

Poultry Sector Gets Boost with N12.5bn CBN Largess The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the sum of N12.552 billion to large, medium and small-scale poultry farmers in the country as part of its strategy to boost egg and meat production as well as...

Banks’ Non-performing Loans Now N1.17trn – NBS         Non-performing loans in the Nigerian banking sector fell by N42.4bn in three months, latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. According to figures obtained from the NBS’ latest Selected Banking Sector Data Report on Sunday, the...