August 2021

The Lagos State Government in partnership with Chronicles Software Development Company, Tuesday, launched EkoDigitalSchool.com, said to be the largest digital classroom in Africa. Built on Cloud architecture, the borderless school can accommodate 2 to 10million students concurrently…

In deepening investors’ participation in the Nigerian capital market, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers, has removed the minimum stockbroking account-opening balance for individuals to allow zero set up amount via its mobile app or electronic trading (e-Trade) platform on…

The Nasarawa State government has announced that it has marked over 270,000 hectres of land for the purpose of purely commercial agriculture to earn foreign exchange for the state through the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)….

The Edo State Government and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have unveiled a Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund worth N2bn to support entrepreneurs in the state. The fund was launched during a citizens’ engagement…

BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading industrial companies, is set to commence the construction of a 2,000tons/day Plaster of Paris (Gypsum Powder) production plant. This was made known during the signing of an agreement between BUA and…

Mudiame University and the Mudiame Welding Institute have taken position to be critical to local content development in the country, especially in the oil and gas and other sectors of the economy, as they undertake to train…

Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) has said it plans to invest over N91 billion in the automation of its operation for seamless service delivery to customers as well as on network expansion and prepaid meters. The…

The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jerome Pasquir, has described Nigeria as an investment hub where French investors are at liberty to invest their wealth so that rapid bilateral economic ties will be fully consolidated for the…

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), yesterday, assured Nigerians that the importation of petroleum products into the country would soon be over. Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, disclosed this while making submissions at the…

Nigeria has maintained her position as Africa’s biggest economy after South Africa released the report of its rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that pushed the latter’s economy up by 11 per cent, an analysis of a new…