Business

By Joseph Erunke Abuja-The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has condemned what it described as unethical practices by some tertiary institutions accused of withholding tuition refunds from students and arbitrarily increasing school charges, despite benefiting from the federal government’s scheme. The Fund, in a public notice issued by the Director, Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, yesterday, said […]

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By Favour Ulebor Abuja-The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, has said the prevalence of sexual violence against women in Nigeria declined from 9 per cent in 2018 to 5 per cent in 2024. UN Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Beatrice Eyong, disclosed this during the close […]

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Assures FG committed to reducing bottlenecks in doing business By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, said yesterday the Federal Government must keep engagement with the business sector openly. According to him, any government that ignores employers cannot fully understand the economy. Consequently, he said the federal government remained committed to reducing bottlenecks and […]

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By Peter Egwuatu Shareholders of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc have approved plans by the company’s Board of Directors to raise additional capital to accelerate its expansion programme and complete its ongoing world-class pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Amawbia, Anambra State. At the company’s 67th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held virtually, shareholders unanimously approved all the board’s resolutions […]

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