Opinion: Ban on street begging and Engineer Sule’s abiding love for children, including Almajiri

By Ali Abare, Lafia The recent signing into law of the Executive Order for the Protection of Children and Implementation of the Nasarawa State Child’s Right Law 2005, was indeed, 

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AERC, CBN Collaborate to Tackle Nutrition, Food Challenges at Senior Policy Seminar

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Food and nutrition security dominated discussions at the just concluded Senior Policy Seminar hosted by the African Economic Research Consortium, AERC, in partnership with the Central

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Olam ‘Grains’ Champion Girls to Achieve Full Potential

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos As a part of activities to mark this year’s International Women Day, Olam, a leading player in the Nigerian agricultural value chain, celebrated its female employees

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CBN replies to reports on plans to devalue the Naira

The Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated unequivocally that there is no plan whatsoever on their part to devalue the Naira as it is been speculated in some quarters.

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Senate amends law for FCT Customary Courts to undertake criminal trials

The Senate on Thursday commenced amendment to the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court Act, 2007, to expand the jurisdiction of customary courts in the FCT to include criminal trials.  According

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Nigeria needs proper planning to overcome development challenges, says Lawan

President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has said that for the six geo-political zones in the country to surmount developmental and infrastructural challenges, the Federal Government must follow thorough

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Deposed Emir Sanusi drags IG, DSS, others to court over alleged detention

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the deposed Emir of Nano, on Thursday, dragged the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mohammed Adamu; Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, to the Federal High

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Stanbic IBTC Bank Reiterates Commitment To Grow Nigeria’s Fintech Industry

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of the Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has reiterated its commitment to support the growth of the financial technology (fintech) industry

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Stanbic IBTC Posts N75Bn Profit in 2019 Full Year Audited Group Results

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has declared a profit after tax of N75 billion in its full year audited group results

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Standard Bank issues inaugural green bond

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“SBSA”) has issued its first ever green bond, via private placement with IFC, a development finance institution focused on the

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