Due to their inability to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) and Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs) to their accounts, it is estimated that no fewer than 85.51 million bank customers may not be able to withdraw from their bank accounts by March 1, 2024. On December 1, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN declared that any bank accounts lacking NIN and a BVN will be designated as ‘Post no Debit,’ and had asked banks...

Former Deputy Governor of Osun state, Mr Benedict Alabi says he embarked on abattoir and farm investment to help in producing premium and hygienic meat for public consumption. Alabi who served as deputy governor of Osun from 2018 to 2022, during former Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola’s tenure disclosed this in an interview on Friday in Osogbo. “Kire Modernized Abattoir was unique in supplying hygienic meat to hotels, multinational catering clients, distributors, and direct sales via personal...

The Management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has been directed to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes. President Bola Tinubu gave the directive at the State House on Monday after a briefing from Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, Executive Secretary of NELFUND, on the build-up to the launch of the programme later in the month. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President...

Mr. Mark Okoye, the Managing Director – MD of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency – ANSIPPA, has said that the Anambra State Investment Summit whose maiden edition was held in September 2023, will now be an annual event and would therefore be held in 2024. Speaking during the Agency’s interface with select media practitioners entitled, “Partnerships, progress, and prospects”, Mark Okoye said that “there are plans for Anambra State Investment Submit in 2024”....

The Federal Government has put plans in place to launch a massive consumer credit system as the New Year begins with a positive outlook. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Temitope Ajayi on Wednesday said that Nigerians can look forward to a great and economically rewarding year as the government launches the consumer credit system. He stressed that while seeking the mandate of Nigerians during the last electioneering season, President Bola...