The Ministry of Manpower, Youth and Employment (MOYMYE), and Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the management of allowances for the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP). This agreement would facilitate the timely payment of
THE KUMASI bureau of The Chronicle is inundated with reports of alleged exploitation, and extortion at the Personnel Department of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA).
The Deputy Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Professor Gyan-Baffour says access to micro-finance has the tendency of creating wealth for Africans. He has thus called on stakeholders in the business and finance industry to factor this into their planning
AS THE World marked World Day against Child Labour, last Thursday, a call has gone to both national and internal stakeholders, to join forces and increase their commitment, in making education accessible to all children of school-going age, so as
The Zamfara state government has signed two foreign loans with a Malaysian bank and another company for the construction of an international cargo airport in Gusau, the state capital totaling N12 billion.
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said his administration would continue to maintain the high standard of the state-owned poly-technic in line with the educational reform policy of his administration .
Telecommunication subscribers across Nigeria have listed tariff reduction as top on the list of their expectations from network operators, a telecoms survey found out.
Unity Bank Plc, has acquired 51 per cent equity participation in Kapital Insurance Company Limited. The bank is the latest to enter into the insurance business.
In its determination to woo investors and attract foreign direct investments, the Federal Government has sent a 15- man delegation to the opening ceremony of the 2008 World Investment Expo in Zaragoza, Spain.
The World Bank has approved a $46.7 million lifeline for the upgrading of aviation infrastructure at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and the Nigerian College of
The First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua, has urged parents and leaders to work to ensure that legal measures to outlaw practices that were at variance with the fundamental child participation rights were put in place.
The Federal Government has resolved to independently finance the completion of the Mambilla and Zungeru power projects with $1.5 billion (N178.5 billion).
The federal government yesterday disclosed that over 70 percent of Nigerians live below poverty level, saying this had led to the establishment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs unconditional grants so as to break the vicious circle of poverty among
Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, at the weekend played host to the opening of the 23rd outlet of Big Treat Plc eatery rendezvous even as the Managing Director of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Yemi Adeola, urged governments and corporate organisations
Senator Sylvester Anyanwu, chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications has expressed concern over the fate of the estimated N72 billion invested by the country in the national rural telephony programme.
After operating in several parts of the Niger Delta for over 50 years, it is unfortunate that the oil giant Shell has been compelled to stop operations in Ogoniland.
