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… Says an economy with strong credit culture improves standard of living… … Explains how Credit Bureaus impact access to finance for consumers, SMEs The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the CRC Credit Bureau Limited, Dr. Tunde Popoola has called for deliberate plans to boost consumer credit in Nigeria so as to stimulate economic growth. Popoola who made the call in a paper titled, “The Role of Credit Reporting in Facilitating Consumer Credit”, which he delivered at a Forum organized by the Finance and Business Online Publishers (FiBOP) in Lagos on Tuesday stated that consumer credit is…

… Declares movement for Peter Obi as rallying point The President of the Initiative for the Rapid Development of Nigeria (IRDN), Dr. Basil Nwolisa has said that reclaiming Nigeria from “clueless, rudderless and pathologically corrupt” politicians is possible. Nwolisa who made this declaration at a meeting he held with some Peter Obi Support Group members in Lagos on Tuesday also said that the mass movement for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi was the rallying point to achieving that. He, however, warned that the only way Nigerians could reclaim the country from those who had held it down…

… Tasks students on skills acquisition, development The Secretary General of the Abuja MoU, Captain Sunday Umoren has assured the Nigerian maritime students that the maritime industry remains a great source of employment and career opportunities. Umoren who gave the assurance in his presentation at the 2022 edition of the Annual Maritime Students and Youth (AMSAY) Conference organized by Platform Communications in Lagos on Friday observed that those opportunities offered by the maritime world would have serious multiplier effect on other related sectors with the latest estimate by the Oxford Department being the ratio of 1 to 1.6. He pointed…

… As NIMASA assures of logistics support The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh said the arrival of Nigerian Naval Ship NNS KADA will greatly enhance security in the Nigerian maritime domain, while commending the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo for this achievement. Dr. Jamoh who joined the Chief of Naval Staff at the Naval Dockyard in Lagos to witness the arrival of the Ship from the United Arab Emirates, commended Nigerian Navy which he described as a critical partner in the actualisation of the Agency’s maritime security mandate. He said, “The platform…

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Governors of the All Progressives Congress to ensure that the forthcoming convention to pick a presidential candidate reflects all the values and virtues of the party. At a meeting Tuesday at State House, Abuja, the President told the 22 Governors and the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu: “The processes for the 2023 General Elections have commenced in earnest and I note that the most successful political parties globally have always relied on their internal cohesion and a strong leadership brand to achieve bigger electoral fortunes. Our party, the APC, shall not be…

… Predicts his victory in 2023 presidential election The Movement for Election of Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction has extolled former Anambra Governor, Mr. Peter Obi on his election as the Presidential Candidate for Labour Party for 2023 presidential election. National Convener of the group, Mr. Vincent Ezekwueme made the commendation in Enugu while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the recent emergence of Obi in Labour Party primary in Asaba, Delta State. Ezekwueme said that Obi had earned a well deserved victory as he had secured a veritable platform for his patriotic and selfless mission to…

… Warns against de-marketing of Nigerian freight forwarders, maritime sector Following a recent statement indicting Nigerian freight forwarders as dubious and fraudulent, a governing board member of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Hon. Princess Chi Ezeh has condemned demarketing of the profession and the Nigerian maritme sector as an unpatriotic act capable of undermining Nigeria’s Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). Chi Ezeh, who was speaking with newsmen, described the allegations by Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko that Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) personnel were collaborating with freight forwarders and vehicle importers to cheat the federal government as a…

… As he clinches Labour Party presidential ticket … Says let us return Nigeria to their rightful owners The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has said that the journey towards the emancipation of the country has begun. Obi who stated this in his acceptance speech after clinching the presidential ticket of the Labour Party in Asaba, the Delta State capital on Monday noted that the journey was going to be a collective one that would certainly require the cooperation of critical stakeholders in the country, especially the youth whose future had been thoroughly degraded. While insisting that history…

Mr. Kolapo Kola-Daisi has won the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Oyo South Senatorial District. The financial expert who is a son to foremost Nigerian industrialist, Bashorun Kola-Daisi (CON) and married to Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s daughter, polled 212 votes to defeat the incumbent, Kola Balogun who scored 93 votes; former Secretary to Oyo State Government (SSG), Sharafadeen Alli (107 votes); Adegboyega Adegoke (53 votes); Bimbo Adekanmbi (98 votes), Rotimi Adeniyi (four votes) and Waheed Olajide (two votes). The primary which could not hold on Friday as earlier planned, was rescheduled for Saturday and later Sunday due to…

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has congratulated Most Reverend Peter Ebere Okpalaeke, the Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia Diocese in Anambra State on his appointment as Cardinal by His Holiness, Pope Francis. Governor Soludo described the elevation as a befitting reward for the Bishop who over the years, has shown exemplary conduct in the service of God through great personal sacrifices and outstanding contributions to ecumenical services in the Church. The Governor recalled that only two Africans (including Bishop Okpalaeke) are among the 21 Bishops elevated to the rank of Cardinals on 29 May, 2022 preparatory for Pope Francis’…