British Council, in collaboration with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, and support from Investment Climate Reform (ICR) facility, has launched Impact Advisory Group (IAG) to strengthen access to finance for MSMEs and bridge the N3 trillion funding gap hindering their growth in Nigeria. This was unveiled at the National Roundtable on MSME […]

FCT minister addresses World Global Mayors, city leaders in Dubai Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has said Abuja’s “Smart City Vision” is being driven by strategic investments across five key areas. He named the areas as Urban Mobility, Sustainability, Public Safety, Digital Governance and Economic Empowerment. Wike, who spoke at this year’s edition

The House of Representatives yesterday passed for the second reading a Bill to strengthen the recovery and management of the proceeds of crimes in the country. The Bill, sponsored by Yusuf Adams Gagdi (APC, Plateau), seeks to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management Act Number 92 of 2022. In his lead debate on

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and his two brothers yesterday failed in their bid to terminate their ongoing trial for alleged failure to fully disclose their assets. In its 23-count charge, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) alleged that Abba Kyari, Mohammed Kyari, and Ali Kyari failed to make full disclosure

Nigerians bid farewell to a ‘titan of integrity’ The Bishop of Ilesa Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dapo Asaju, yesterday said a former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Dr. Christopher Kolade, lived a life worthy of emulation. The cleric said this in his sermon, titled: “The Essence of Life,” during the funeral service for the