Friska Herbal Teas Appoint Ariyiike Owolagba as Brand Ambassador

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Friska Farms Limited, producers of Friska Herbal Teas, has appointed one of Nigeria’s elite actors and TV presenters, Ariyiike Owolagba, popularly known as Ariyiike Dimples, as

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COVID-19 forces Shoprite out of Nigeria

South African superstores, Shoprite Holdings Limited, has stated it will auction its outlets in Nigeria, The Nation can report. The decision, it said, was informed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which

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Olam Nigeria, IFAD’s Value Chain Devt Prog Injects N3bn into Nigeria’s Economy

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos According to reports, the Nigerian economy has received a boost of over N3 billion, arising from the partnership between Olam Nigeria, the International Fund for Agricultural

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Senate Passes Bill to Re-enact BOFIA

The Senate on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 passed the Bill to repeal the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) CAP B3 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and

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SGF Inaugurates CBN Body of Experts for Health Sector R & D

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Monday, July 20, 2020, in Abuja, inaugurated the Body of Experts (BoE) for the Healthcare Sector Research and

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CSR: FG Tasks Oil Companies to Engage with Communities

The Federal Government has urged International Oil Companies operating in the Niger Delta Region to get closer to the communities and address issues in a manner that would not cause

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CBN Unveils Non-Interest Guidelines for AGSMEIS, MSMEDF, Others

…To Create AGSMEIS Non-Interest Fund …To Increase productivity, create jobs, Engender inclusive growth The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled series of guidelines for Non-Interest Financial Institutions under its

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DPR Reinstates Lym Consults on List of Approved Offshore Safety Training Centres

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), which is Nigeria’s Petroleum Regulatory Agency, has reinstated Lym Consults Nigeria Limited as an approved Safety and Emergency Response Training

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HOW EX-WARLORD, TOMPOLO’S MARITIME SECURITY CONTRACT BOOSTED NIMASA’S REVENUE —- DG AFFIRMS

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos More than five years after the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA), terminated the contract of maritime security, which it entered with Global West Specialist Vessels

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CBN Disowns Fake Twitter Handle

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as fraudulent the operations of a twitter handle, @YusufPhilipYila, purported to belong to the Bank’s Director, Development Finance Department, Mr. Philip Yila

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