March 11
Nigeria: Retirement Planning - Budgeting (II)
Last week we defined what a personal budget is, its purpose, benefits, types and why many people don't budget. Today, we will discuss the principles of personal budgeting and its… Read more »
Nigeria: Sustainability Reporting, Practices Will Boost Economy - Frc
The Financial Reporting Council has said sustainability reporting and practice could help Nigeria unlock foreign capital inflows, attract investments as well as improve the… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Hosts Green Finance Conference
The African Guarantee Fund (AGF), in collaboration with the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), has concluded plans to host the 9th Edition of the Green Finance Conference and Trainings… Read more »
Nigeria: Spotlighting On Specialised Dogs At Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport
Travellers passing through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (both local and international wings) in Abuja in the last four to five months would have noticed some dogs… Read more »
West Africa: Binance, Nigeria and the Trouble Worldwide
Binance is widely regarded as the largest cryptocurrency platform globally, facilitating billions of dollars in transactions daily. It has over 179 million registered users as of… Read more »
Nigeria: No Irregularities in Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Gov'ship Election Results - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (NEC) has dispelled claims of irregularities in its results of the off-season governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states… Read more »
Nigeria: Why 10th N/Assembly Should Reintroduce, Pass Gender Bills - Edo Dep. Speaker
The deputy speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Maria Oligbi-Edeko, has called for the reintroduction and passage of the five gender bills thrown away by the 9th National… Read more »
Nigeria: Investment in FG's Securities Not Loan, Pencom Clarifies
The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Aisha Dahir-Umar, has described reports that the commission gave a N10 trillion loan to the federal government… Read more »
Nigeria: Constitution Amendment Waste of Time, Resources - Okorie
An elder statesman, Chief Chekwas Okorie. has said the constitution amendment embarked upon by the National Assembly is a waste of time and resources. Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Data Protection Laws Put to Test As Privacy Breaches Rise
Data privacy breach is a growing concern for Nigerians as more people fall victims to scammers and other criminals who mostly harvest their victims' data through either careless or… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 100 Farmers Trained On Agroecological Best Practices
The Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) Bayero University Kano (BUK), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has organised a three-day… Read more »
Nigeria: Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko At 71
It is normal to celebrate those that have impacted societal growth. Some people in humility avoid celebration. Senator (Dr) Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko as he clocked 71 on March 1,… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Parliamentary System May Become Recipe for Inertia, Chaos - Yadudu
Professor Auwalu Yadudu, one of Nigeria's foremost constitutional lawyers, recently retired as an academic from Bayero University, Kano (BUK), where he served as Dean of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Re - Prof. Jibrin's Elite Consensus
The need for elite consensus has been bandied about for quite a while. We are still at it as we are yet to achieve it. Read more »
Nigeria: When the Children Are Starving
Some people say it is too early to criticise the presidency of Bola Tinubu as he has been in power for less than one year. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Almost Committed Suicide - Fish Farmer
Mariam Asuquo Okon, an orphan, finds succour in fish farming after facing many challenges in life, including abuse from stepmothers, sexual harassment and hopelessness. Read more »
March 09
Nigeria: President Tinubu, Reclaim Nigeria From Insurgents, Bandits
Terrorists and bandits appear to be daring the government and security forces with audacious, but outrageous group abductions of women, girls and school children in Borno, Bauchi… Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Bosso and His Misfiring Flying Eagles Under Pressure Again
This is definitely another torrid moment for the Head Coach of the Flying Eagles, Ladan Bosso. Last Thursday, the Nigerian U20 boys' national team suffered a 2-1 loss against the… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Insecurity, Cost of Inputs, Irrigation Farming Thrives Taraba
Despite insecurity and cost of inputs, thousands of people in Taraba State have embarked on irrigation farming. Read more »
Nigeria: Seed Technologies Key to Addressing Africa Agric Problems
The availability of quality seeds is critical to enhance crop productivity for a food and nutrition secure continent. Read more »
Nigeria: Nepotism and Impunity in Nigeria's Judiciary
The situation in Nigeria's judiciary is very appalling and damning. Officers of the highest levels of administration in the judiciary are participating in the brazen rape of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Fertiliser Cost - Like Others, Kano Dry Season Farmers in Dilemma
Farmers in Kano State have expressed concern over the rise in the price of fertiliser, which they said was gradually getting out of hand. They have been lamenting that if care is… Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: Optiva Capital Seeks Empowerment for Women
Optiva Capital Partners, the nation's leading investment immigration wealth management company has stressed the need to empower more women in Nigeria. Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Jigawa Now Has Hibiscus Processing Plant
In a significant move towards economic diversification and agricultural transformation, Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State officially commissioned the COMTTRAJIGAWA Hibiscus… Read more »
Zambia: Triple Crises Impact Agribusinesses in Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Report Finds
Agribusinesses in Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia face challenges from Covid-19, climate change and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, AGRA's 'African Agribusiness Outlook Report' says. Read more »