First Bank Disburses N17bn Loans Via e-platform     First Bank of Nigeria Limited has said it disbursed over N17bn loans to individuals across the country through digital solutions. The bank said this in a statement on Wednesday entitled ‘First Bank reinforces its financial inclusion drive; disburses over...

Banks Owe Telcos N17bn For USSD Access – NCC     The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, says commercial banks in the country owe telecommunication over N17bn for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data access. This debt, according to him, accumulated following the regulator’s...

Stock: Investors Lose N17bn As Market Extends Decline     The nation’s stock market extended its decline on Thursday as market sentiment remained negative, causing investors to lose N17bn. The market breath also closed negative as 16 gainers emerged, as against 17 losers. The All-Share Index dipped by 101.13...

Agric Ministry: Workers Protest Picketing, Asks FG To Clear N17bn Contract Debts     The protests and crisis rocking the Abuja head office of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development took another turn on Wednesday as ministry workers protested against disruption of work by indebted...

Contractors Continue Agric Ministry Picketing Over N17bn Debt   Aggrieved contractors owed over N17bn by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are mobilising to stop the FMARD’s minister from gaining entry into his office again on Friday (today). About 50 members of the Concerned Unpaid...

Contractors Threaten Agric Ministry Over N17bn Debt     Contractors that handled the 2018 procurement in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, have threatened to take legal action against the Ministry over N17billion debt The leader of the Group, Daniel Mozie, yesterday said they had picketed the...