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Urban poor with less than N5,000 to benefit from Conditional Cash Transfer- Hajiya Sadiya Umar

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar, says urban poor dwellers with an account balance of N5,000 or less will be among the beneficiaries of the Federal Government Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. The minister made this known when she fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday. […]
Business

4 Easy ways to put more money in your pocket

Irrespective of good intentions, mental tics and trip wires often undermine one’s efforts to save more, re-emphasising that one’s brain and wallet aren’t always on speaking terms. Behavioural finance economists have shown that ones you spend less, you would better manage your money, Of course, that’s old news. What’s new: a report out this month […]
Business

$20.2bn missing from NNPC since 1999—Falana

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of failing to remit over $20.2bn since the return of democracy in 1999 to date, saying that, “Instead of piling up external loans the federal government should be compelled by the Nigerian people to embark on the immediate recovery and repatriation […]
Opinion

How to Be Smart with Your Money (1)

One of the greatest skills you can learn in life is how to be smart with your own money. And contrary to the miscon­ception of many who are struggling with their fi­nances, you actually don’t need to wait till you have a million dollars to learn how to be smart with your money. It’s not […]