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Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting in Washington DC, which opens on Monday, October 13. Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Sunday, said Cardoso, as the alternate Governor, replaces the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, […]

Apart from being grown for local consumption a wide variety of products are derived from maize. These include baby powder, cosmetics and golf tees. Maize, more commonly known as corn, is also used to create a form of plastic for use in items such as pens, coffee mugs and ice scrapers. Maize products also include […]

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…as W/Bank commits $700 m to strengthen URWASH programme The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending open defecation and strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects by keying into the new development version supported by the World Bank, code-named Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) programme. Seun Ashamu, […]

Clinical psychologists have identified lifestyle pressures, academic stress and social media influence as key contributors to emotional instability among Nigerian university students. This was stated on Friday during Caleb University’s campus mental health awareness seminar organised in partnership with the department of Psychology to commemorate World Mental Health Day. Themed, ‘Demystifying Mental Health issues among […]

Capital Express Life Assurance Limited was thinking ahead of the insurance industry recapitalisation, announcing already achieved 53 percent increase in shareholders’ fund, from N9.22 billion in 2023 to N14.11 billion in 2024, buoyed by capital injection and improved investment income. The life specialist firm, during its 24th Annual General Meeting in Lagos, said the financial […]

Customer Service Week 2025 is celebrated globally from 6 to 10 October. In this interview, Adenike Labinjo, MD/CEO of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost downstream oil and gas companies, spoke on the importance of commitment to customer service and satisfaction as well as investment and innovation. TAOFEEK OYEDOKUN brings the excerpts: […]

Four African nations, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, have officially booked their places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, joining the growing list of teams set to feature at football’s biggest global event. The tournament, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will feature an expanded format of 48 teams, […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has graduated 10,000 newly trained constables after completing intensive training across various Police Colleges and Training Institutions nationwide, marking another milestone in the Force’s efforts to strengthen internal security and improve its operational capacity. The Passing Out Parade, which took place simultaneously across all designated training institutions on October 7, […]

BIC, one of the leaders in stationery, lighters, and shavers, has reaffirmed its commitment to education in Nigeria by spotlighting the vital role of teachers at the Let There Be Teachers Conference in Lagos. The landmark event, which set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of teachers, provided a platform for dialogue […]