Agriculture

FG has set up a 100 hectare farm.

He added that NALDA is committed to achieving food security and development, animal husbandry, job creation and fattening cattle for hygienic milk and meat production. At the same time, the farm will train and encourage young farmers to engage in livestock and feed production, NALDA said. The 100 hectare farm is located in Dabagin-lafia, opposite Usman Danfodio University Farm, and the poultry…
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Banking

Atiku wants banks to promote mobile banking.

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on agreeing to extend the deadline for exchanging old naira banknotes for recycled ones. In a series of tweets about verified addresses, the former vice…
Banking

5G: Mafab plans to roll out across the country.

Nigeria’s second fifth generation (5G) technology services provider, Mafab Communications Limited, has said its long-term plan is to roll out services across the country starting with six cities. The operator, which won the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum in 2021 alongside MTN Nigeria, rolled out services in Abuja and Lagos last week. A spokesman for Adebayo Onigbanjo, a service provider that…
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BankingEconomy

FG Extends Digital Money Lender Registration Deadline

The federal government has extended the registration deadline for DML, a digital money lender. The federal government has extended the registration deadline for Digital Money Lenders, DML. This was included in a statement released Friday by Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Senior Vice President/CEO Babatunde Irukera. The committee stated that this announcement was…
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Markets

CBN licenses 400 financial agents in Kogi

The Central Bank of Nigeria has authorized 400 financial agents to facilitate access to the new banknote design in rural areas. CBN said this would allow residents of rural Kogi to meet the January 31 deadline, allowing them to finally retire their old banknotes from…
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LESSONS EVERY RISING ENTREPREUR CAN LEARN FROM Henry Orakwue "GROOVY"

Do you aspire to financial success? Most people probably do, although it is well-known that it is not an easy endeavor. For the majority of us, the widening wealth gap between the rich and the poor makes it seem unattainable, but 26-year-old Henry Olisaemeka Orakwue, a model since 2014 and one of the most sought-after brand influencers, can teach you how. Groovy is a risk-taker who values seizing…
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