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The ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF), a key driver of affordable homeownership in Nigeria, has announced a major reduction in its mortgage requirements. The minimum down payment for an MREIF mortgage has been halved from 20 per cent to just 10 per cent, making it easier for more Nigerians to achieve […]
Apex northern socio-cultural organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has mourned Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, describing him as a great nationalist. In a condolence message issued by the forum’s national publicity secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, the forum expressed shock over the death of Ogbeh. The ACF said Chief Ogbeh who served as the chairman […]
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has visited Benjamin Egbaji, a Nigerian pastor in incarceration for two years in the Republic of Benin following complications in litigations against him. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by Dr. Magnus Eze, Special Assistant on Communication and New Media, Office of the […]
NIPCO Plc, an integrated downstream operator in Nigeria’s hydrocarbon industry, has encouraged its employees to increase their efforts as the organisation aims to be a leading company in the Oil & Gas sector for all stakeholders. Managing director/CEO Suresh Kumar disclosed this in an address at a ceremony in Lagos to recognise and celebrate over […]
ExxonMobil, is set to underscore its long-term commitment to Africa’s burgeoning energy sector and with specific commitments in Nigeria’s deep water frontiers. The company will give the highlights at the highly anticipated 2025 African Energy Week (AEW) conference in Cape Town. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, remains a cornerstone of ExxonMobil’s West African operations. The […]
In line with prevailing economic reality, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Friday, announced the commencement of consultations with stakeholders on a planned review of licensing renewal fees for Customs Agents. National public relations officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, the planned review was in furtherance of ongoing reforms to strengthen professionalism and regulatory efficiency […]
Marketing director of Marketing Edge Publication, Anietie Udoh said, content strategy and brand visibility must be more than Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), especially, in a digital landscape that is evolving faster than many marketers can keep up with. Speaking candidly with the authority of someone who has lived through several marketing evolutions, Udoh dismantles the […]
United Capital Plc said, it grew its net profit by 522 per cent in five years, from N4.45 billion in first half (H1) 2020 to N23.76 billion in H1 2025. The company, in its H1, 2025 posted a 57 per cent year-on-year revenue growth to N23.76 billion. Profit before tax rose by 52 per cent […]
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have agreed to work together in creating a world-class environment for Free Trade Zones in Abuja. This followed NEPZA’s intervention in the dispute between the FCTA and the Abuja Technology Village (ATV), a licensed Free Trade Zone, over a potential revocation […]
The federal government is stepping up efforts to close Nigeria’s automotive skills gap by training 30 new Quality Assurance Assessors under the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF), a structured, competency-based system for enforcing national and international technical standards. The director-general of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Joseph Osanipin, represented by the director […]