The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), in partnership with Sterling Bank Plc, has started a matching fund programme for agro-based Nano, Micro and Small Enterprises (NMSEs).

The Strategic Communication Committee (SCC) of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Sunday stated that external and internal auditors recently uncovered a massive payroll fraud in PAP.

The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has urged artisanal miners to expand their frontiers by registering with Cooperative Societies.

The Federal Government through a recently approved policy has banned the export of raw gold, gemstones, and other mineral deposits.

Operations of a major cocaine syndicate in Lagos have been disrupted with the arrest of a 56-year-old trafficker, Lawal Oyenuga, by the NDLEA.

Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Sunday sworn in as the sixth Executive Governor of Osun, along with his Deputy, Kola Adewusi.

The outgoing governor of Osun, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, says he left N14 billion in the state’s coffers for his successor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke.

NIPCO Gas Ltd. has signed an agreement with the NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd. (NGML) and Lekki Free Zone Development Company (LFZDC) to build a gas pipeline.

The Court of Appeal, on Monday, affirmed Bashir Machina as the authentic All Progressives Congress(APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe North.

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Usman Baba has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) nationwide to activate the Inter-Agency Consultative Committees on Election Security.

Delta Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, on Monday, disclosed that the state's total debt profile currently stood at N272 billion.

The Kebbi Government is ready to defend the N6.7 billion spent on road construction before the Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Debts Management.

The Federal Government says train services between the Abuja and Kaduna route will resume within seven days from Nov. 27.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 5.8 tonnes of cannabis from dealers across five states, the agency’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja.