The secondary mortgage market which affords property owners to trade in their property for refinancing in the country is virtually non-existent which resulted in some bottlenecks faced in housing delivery, Minister of Environment, Housing and Urban Development said in Abuja
Perhaps worried by the amount of vehicular chaos in the Lagos metropolis, the state government has announced its plan to begin the recertification of licenses issued to drivers by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
The National Switch and Smartcard Payment System that would link the payment systems of all licensed banks and non-bank financial institutions in the country was launched on Monday. The launching ceremony was performed by President Kufuor.
President Umaru Musa Yar'adaua has appealed to members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), to partner with the Federal Government on governance issues in order to create an egalitarian Nigeria.
The Director of Department of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Tony Chukwueke has warned that if the current strike embarked on by workers of Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc was not called off, the country will be losing additional 800,000 barrels per day
Banks in Nigeria have invested N24.7billion in Small and Medium Enterprises Equity Investment Scheme (SMEEIS) as at April 25, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said.
The Kano State Police Command has stopped a planned rally and prayer session organised by a group in the state against the soaring food prices and global food insecurity.
Nobel laureates, top government officials and eminent scholars from various parts of the world yesterday at the Global Leaders Forum organised by Oceanic Bank called for increased emphasis on investment in human capital development.
Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. TunjiSarafa Isola, yesterday said that all mineral titles already issued before he came into office would be revalidated.
The transformation of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RUST) into the first information technology-driven school in the country is underway, newly appointed Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Barineme Fakae has said.
The European Union (EU) delegation to Nigeria has embarked on people-oriented projects to bring succour to the grassroots in the Niger Delta region; to mark the end of the implementation of five year Micro-Projects Programme in six States. Damilola Oyedele,
GOVERNOR Oserhiemen Osunbor of Edo State has attributed the prevailing rising cost of food in the country to over reliance on the importation of goods inspite of the nation's abundant agricultural and natural resources.
INDICATIONS are rife that the thirty-six states of the federation are poised to engage in a legal battle with the Federal government over the new tax law in the country introduced by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, just as plans have
The Chairman of Unity Party's Quardu Gboni, Mr.Abrahim Dukuly, has appealed to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf through the Public Works Ministry to extend the Barkedu Road Project to other parts of Quardu Gboni District.
THE House of Representatives yesterday kicked against a proposal by the Federal Government to borrow over $4 billion from the African Finance Corporation to rejuvenate the failed power project in the country, as the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation
Bamba Saho, the Governor of the Central Bank has reassured all depositors, dealers and other customers of the seized Bayba Money Transfer company that under the management of the Central Bank, their monies are save and can continue their transaction
As part of its efforts to equip some governmental institutions, to improve upon the quality of their services to the general public, Ghana Telecom (GT), the national telecommunication network,has provided support to two government institutions.
The attention of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has been drawn to the series of banner headline stories in National Chronicle over the past two days with a horde of allegations against the LTA and its Chairman, Albert Bropleh.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called on President Umaru Musa Yar'adua to unbundle the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), saying that massive corruption and embezzlement of public funds through the corporation has not subsided.
Manager of Welthungerhlife (WHH) Thursday assured a one day workshop for cooperative society members, produce inspectors, farmers, district council representatives, trade inspectors and staff of the ministry of agriculture in the eastern region of improved cash crops production.
