archiveSeptember 2016

Says Nigeria will reverse effects of climate change President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change has demonstrated Nigeria’s commitment to a global effort to reverse the effects of the negative trend. He made the remark today while addressing the opening of the...

The umbrella body for all advertisers in Nigeria, The Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) is poised to scale up its goal of growing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the country with the introduction and expansion of some categories of this year’s ADVAN marketing excellence awards. Commentators have indentified one...

MultiChoice Nigeria staged another interactive session for its DStv subscribers in the Egbeda/Dopemu area of Lagos. The session aptly called Customer Forum, is a regular customer engagement initiative by MultiChoice Nigeria that provides the opportunity for subscribers and representatives of the organisation to have face-to-face dialogues in a bid to...

All the 36 state governors in the country have expressed their support for the Finance Minister, Mrs   Kemi Adeosun and Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma as against the call for their removal as a result of the recession ravaging the country. The governors made their stance...

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday held that Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State was validly elected as governor of the state. The five-man panel presided over by Jimmi Olukayode Bada, in a unanimous decision resolved all the five issues raised by Sylva and the All...

The equities market dropped by 0.17 per cent on Thursday as investors traded on speculation following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decision to retain its rates. The Nigerian Stock Market All Share Index (NSE ASI) declined by 0.17 per cent to close at 28,166.42 basis points from 28,214.57 basis...

Citing love for country and unity of purpose as core to national development, the Nigeria Prize for Patriotism (NPP) invites Nigerians to nominate individuals they feel have lived up to these ideals as the call for entries for the national award programme commences. The Nigeria Prize for Patriotism (NPP) is...

The Chairman/CEO, Boff & Company Insurance Brokers Limited, Mr. Babajide Olatunde-Agbeja, said it is high time the Federal Government supported the implementation of the compulsory insurances with punitive measures against the erring members of the public, saying, since these insurances came into place, most Nigerians are taking them for granted...

  Dangote says asset sales, borrowing would boost reserves The President of Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man,  Alhaji Aliko Dangote, says Nigeria needs $15 billion from asset sales and borrowing to revive a slumping economy and boost foreign reserves. “Through sales of assets, through loans from Bank of China...

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has urged shareholders of insurance companies in the country to always appoint professionals and people of integrity as directors, saying most appointments done in the past, especially by shareholders of the quoted underwriting firms, show little concern for professionalism. The wrong choice of directors, according...