archiveAugust 2016

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Federal Government of Nigeria will spend N100 billion on capital projects in the coming days as part of the 2016 budget. He disclosed this today during the 2016 Presidential Policy Dialogue Session, organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that it will raise N110 billion worth of bonds in three categories on August 17. The DMO said this in“Bond Circular” posted on its website on Wednesday. According to the DMO circular, the three categories of bonds include a 20-year bond, a 10-year...

Accounts for 86% of industry growth Globacom Nigeria dusted other telecoms operators in the country to attain the top position in the new internet subscribers’ category for the month of June. This is according to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) statistics released by the industry regulator for the month of June....

The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), has warned retirees to beware of pension fraudsters who pretend as acting on behalf of government to dupe unsuspecting retirees. The Director-General, LASPEC, Mrs. Folashade Onanuga, while advising retirees at the 29th Retirement Benefit Bond Presentation Ceremony which took...

By Moshood Isamotu I know Ogbeni Raufu Aregbesola, the Governor of Osun State only fairly closely. He exemplifies activism and radicalism in appearance, conduct and speech. He talks with passion always and leaves no one in doubt about his sincerity especially in governing Osun State. He would have perfectly been...

Honourable Odeneye Kehinde (Ok is Okay) is a member of the  All Progressives Congress (APC) and House of Representatives member, representing Ijebu Central Federal Constituency which comprises of Ijebu Ode, Odogbolu & Ijebu North  East. In this interview with OLAJIDE FABAMISE, he speaks  on the corruption allegations against the National...

Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (SEC), Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, revealed on Wednesday that only 6,000 investors have registered on e-dividend portal since the inception last year, as against projections of one million e-dividend registrations. Aaccording to him, "We are still having issues in respect of e-dividend...

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released the list of unaccredited courses in Nigerian universities. The NUC warned that any certificate issued for these courses will be considered void. According to the NUC, 13 federal universities, 16 state universities and eight private universities were running courses that had not been...

Seven months after the Bayelsa gubernatorial election was held, Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday said it would launch an investigation into the electoral violence that characterised the election which led to loss of lives and also forced 600 persons into the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Southern Ijaw. Mr...

Barely about two years after losing it to Nigeria, South African economy has regained the position of Africa’s largest in dollar terms, as the value of the nations’ currencies moved in opposite directions. According to Bloomberg report monitored by Business247 News Online, based on GDP at the end of 2015...