221,595 Register For National Housing Fund       A total of 221,595 individuals and organisations registered for National Housing Fund in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. Figures from the NBS on Tuesday showed that the number included 220,935 individuals and 660 organisations. The NHF scheme was...

Fed Govt To Restructure SME Loans, Says Osinbajo     The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria to help borrowers to restructure their loans as part of efforts to ease the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Osinbajo said...

Uncertainty Over N27bn Aviation Palliative   There is uncertainty in the aviation industry over the delay in releasing the palliatives promised by the federal government Already, fears of massive job losses have grown as airline operators, agencies and other service providers groan over depleting cash reserves due...

COVID-19 Cut Off 40% Of Our Revenue - Osinbajo     The Federal Government’s revenue fell by 40 per cent due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Tuesday. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office...

FG Inaugurates First Gold Refining Company     The Federal Government, Tuesday, inaugurated Nigeria’s first Gold and precious Metals Refining Conglomerate, an operation of Dukia Gold a Precious Metals Raw Materials Buying Program in collaboration with Heritage Bank. At the inauguration via a Zoom virtual meeting, Vice President,...

Osinbajo, IMF, World Bank Meet On Economic Stimulus   Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Abuja held an online meeting with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The meeting, anchored via videoconferencing from the Presidential Villa, deliberated on how the agencies...