African Leaders Address UN General Assembly, Emphasizing SDGs

The Earth is heating up more quickly, accompanied with war and inflation, poverty, water, and food insecurity, the issues are getting worse by the day.

Tinubu negotiates multi-billion dollars IDB infrastructure funding

President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Makkah advanced negotiations for a multi-billion dollars infrastructure finance facility from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

NDIC pays N1.39bn to depositors of failed banks

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has paid N1.39 billion to 36,163 depositors of 110 closed microfinance banks (MFBs) and three primary mortgage banks (PMBs). The Managing Director of NDIC,…

Naira appreciates further, trades N1,025/$ at parallel market

The naira, on Monday, appreciated further at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market to N1,025 a dollar. This represents an appreciation of N15, or 1.44 percent, compared to…

BRICS Financial Systems and Their Impact on Developing Nations

BRICS Financial Systems and Their Impact on Developing Nations

Top 10 Cash Crops in Nigeria and Their Contribution to the GDP

The main crops grown in Nigeria's 70.8 million hectares of agricultural land are maize, cassava, guinea corn, yam beans, millet, and rice. Nigeria produced 4.0 million metric tons of rice in 2018, up from 3.7 million in 2017.

FG allocates 50% intervention initiative to boost women businesses

The Director-General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Mr Olawale Fasanya, has reiterated Federal Government’s desire to boost women owned businesses in the country.

Reps Task CBN on Access to N250bn Gas Expansion Fund

The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to remove bottlenecks preventing Nigerians from accessing the N250 billion gas expansion facility at the bank.

Tinubu, Wike, others to attend CIBN Banking, Finance Conference

President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, are among dignitaries expected to attend the 16th Annual Banking and Finance Conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).

How Trade Barriers can be Lifted in Africa

This article will highlight some of the steps that can be taken by relevant authorities on the African continent to ensure that trade barriers become a thin layer, as there are many obstacles to effective trade within the African continent, and most of these obstacles, referred to as trade barriers, will require strict measures from relevant authorities to ensure that African countries maximize opportunities available to them through intra African trade.