The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it’s disbursed N1.487 trillion under its various agricultural programmes to boost food security.Emefiele said that the apex bank disbursed N107.60 billion to 548,109 farmers cultivating 703,619 hectares of Read More
According to a review of studies looking at the lasting impact of the disease, at least one in three patients hospitalised with Covid-19 suffer long-term health issues including multiple organ problems and deteriorated mental health.Read More
The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 122,410 people have received the AstraZeneca vaccine. While giving updates on the ongoing vaccination across the country, the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Read More
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has voted to retain the monetary policy rate at 11.5 percent.The committee also retained the liquidity ratio at 30 percent and cash reserve ratio Read More
The number of registered mobile money accounts grew by 12.7 per cent globally in 2020, to 1.21 billion, according to the latest report from the GSM Association.GSMA noted that over 136 million accounts were added in the year, Read More
In a move that effectively marks the third devaluation of the naira in a year, Nigeria has adopted a new flexible exchange-rate policy for official transactions.The Federal Government will begin to use the flexible Read More
Nigeria, Yemen, S.Sudan At Risk Of Famine Millions of people living in Yemen, South Sudan, and northern Nigeria are at risk of famine in the coming months, two United Nations agencies warned.The Read More
The President Shippers Association of Lagos, Jonathan Nicole, has said Nigeria loses over N800 billion monthly due to lack of 24-hour seaport operation – about N9.6 trillion lost in a year.According to Nicole, the Read More
As at December 31st 2020, over N3 trillion out of the N4.2 trillion intervention funds disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria are outstanding.This is a total of 72.5 percent yet to be reimbursed to the Read More
As part of measures to reduce the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N149.21 billion to 316,869 households across the country.After meeting required guidelines, the funds were disbursed through Read More