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UK Government approves £95m to boost agriculture in Nigeria

The United Kingdom (UK) has approved a £95 million Propcom+ investment that is set to benefit at least 4 million Nigerians, including 2 million women, to increase productivity and adapt to the effects of climate change while at the same time reducing emissions. Propcom+ builds on the UK government’s investment in agriculture through the Propcom Mai-karfi programme […]

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Wema Bank launches 4th edition of business school in Port Harcourt

Wema Bank Plc has launched its fourth edition of business school in Port Harcourt to empower small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria. According to the Divisional Head, Retail Business of Wema Bank, Dotun Ifebogun, the Wema SME Business School was birthed to close the critical knowledge gap in the SME space in Nigeria, and each edition of the[…]

Nigeria’s public debt stock hits N42.84tn-NBS

Recent report published by the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that Nigeria’s public debt stock which includes external and domestic debt moved from N35.46 trillion (US$86.57 billion) in Q2 2021 to N42.84 trillion (US$ 103.31 billion) in Q2 2022. Of this, external debt stood at N13.71 trillion (US$33.46 billion) in Q2 2021 and increased to N16.61 trillion[…]