International Children’s Day: MAMA Centre Raises Concerns Over Children out-of-school, Malnutrition, WASH       The Mothers And Marginalised Advocacy Centre (MAMA Centre) commemorates the 2021 International Children's Day with the theme "Unite to reverse the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children". We on this memorable Day, appreciate the...

Dangote Refinery: Marketers Differ On NNPC Proposed Stake Acquisition       Oil marketers have expressed divergent views on the proposed acquisition of a 20 per cent stake by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in Dangote refinery. S&P Global Platts had reported on Thursday that the NNPC was in...

CBN Disburses N333.2bn For South-South Projects       The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N333.2bn for various projects in the South-South region to provide funding for activities in different economic sectors. The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this on Thursday in Port-Harcourt at the...

Sugar Backward Integration’ll Save Nigeria $700m Annually – Dangote       Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has said Nigeria will save up to $700m of foreign exchange yearly from sugar production self-sufficiency if the government faithfully follows through the backward integration policy in the sugar industry. The Chairman of...

Lagos State Govt Pays Over N4.2bn As Pension Arrears       The Lagos State government has paid N4.203 billion as pension under the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS), otherwise known as ‘Pay As You Go’, between May 2019 and March 2021, Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pension, Mrs....

CBN Moves To Curb $580m Yearly Cassava By-product Imports       Despite being the world’s largest producer of cassava, Nigeria imports over $580 million worth of cassava by-products annually. To keep this money from leaving Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has offered to extend funds and...