JOS — Nasiru Yusuf, Chairman of Lalong Tomatoes Market, Farin-Gada, in Jos,  says tomato traders and marketers in Plateau State have decried the loss of over N29 million to lingering crisis in parts of the country. He disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said some of the losses encountered were due to lingering crisis in parts of the country. “We are counting lots of losses in our business right...

ABUJA — The House of Reps is seeking to prohibit the banking sector from operating foreign accounts with the bill to amend the Bank Employee Act which recently passed the second reading. Lawmakers had on Tuesday debated the bill that seeks to amend a decree promulgated by the Ibrahim Babangida military administration. The bank employees’ declaration of assets act amendment bill also mandates the bankers to declare assets of their spouses and children less than...

KADUNA — The Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) says it is making concerted efforts to meet the country’s industrial and household sugar demands. Alhaji Abdulsalam Waya, the DSR Head of Sales and Marketing, Northern Region, made the pledge at a trade briefing and unveiling of a new sugar packaging, in Kaduna. Waya, who tagged the unveiling as “New Look, Same Great Quality”, gave the assurance that DRS was committed to meeting the sugar needs of households...