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The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (Minusma) has condemned the assassination of a rebel leader who was a signatory to a 2015 peace accord. The mission said Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati "was an important player" in negotiations and implementation of the Algiers peace deal. Ould Sidati was the head of Coordination of Azawad Movements, a mostly ethnic Tuareg alliance that rose against the government in 2012 seeking greater autonomy. He […]

Manufacturing sector’s intervention funds disbursed by the Central Bank rose to N803bn as of February. Figures obtained from the CBN reports on the Monetary Policy Committee has revealed. It stated that “Under the N1tn manufacturing intervention stimulus, the total of N803.36bn has been disbursed to 228 projects across various sectors in agro-allied, mining, steel production and packaging industries, among others. In May 2020, the CBN introduced guidelines for the implementation […]

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said that drivers are prohibited from picking up passengers at the frontage of airport terminals. This is as the agency called for compliance with all laid down protocols on COVID-19 to ensure the safety of all airport users. In a statement issued by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN said drivers can only approach the terminals when they want to drop […]

Thirty-two refinery project licenses issued to private investors in the country have become invalid in the past three years, according to the Department of Petroleum Resources. The DPR has said that the number of valid refinery project licenses stood at 23 as of March 2021, down from 44 in April 2018. An analysis of the agency’s new list of valid refinery project licenses and that of April 2018 showed that […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that households and businesses affected by the COVID-19 can now apply for loans under its N50bn Targeted Credit Facility. It said the stimulus package was to support households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that beneficiaries could access up to N25m. This was disclosed in a tweet on Monday by the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for […]