archiveOctober 7, 2016

  "We are very much on course“ The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Friday assured Nigerians that the focus on infrastructure spending by President Muhammadu Buhari administration will unlock the desired growth in the country. The Minister, in an interview with CNBC on the sidelines of the ongoing...

Director, Research and Development, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Uwatt Uwatt, has said the apex bank was planning to introduce a cheaper credits for every operator on the agric-value chain, in order to reduce the high cost of accessing funds for non-oil export businesses, which remains a challenge that...

  …warns developers against encroachment The Bayelsa State Government has constituted a special task force to retrieve all government lands illegally acquired by individuals, communities and companies within and outside Yenagoa as part of efforts to create a planned modern city. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the task force...

As Ogun prepares to conduct local government polls, there is need to break political hegemony and bring governance to the people pursuant to the time-table and schedule of activities released by the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSEIC) for the Local Government election scheduled to hold on 8th  of October,...

Former Vice President and a leading member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for withdrawing criminal charges against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Mr. Ike Ekweremadu, describing the action as “a wise and timely move”. According to...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the attack on Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, describing it as humiliation of Yoruba race. The governor said allowing the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be embarrassed like past Yoruba leaders would not be in the interest of the race....

The Nigerian Equities market on Friday relapsed from previous trading session’s marginal growth following 0.70 percent decline in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) to close at 27,835.22 basis points Consequently, investors on the Nigerian equities market lost N67.6 billion as market capitalization closed at N9.561 trillion against...

With the expected rise in foreign exchange (forex) demand by importers in December, the prospects of the naira in the months ahead do not look bright. NIYI OLAOYE, therefore,  writes on the fall of naira at the parallel market last week, exchanging at N490/dollar. December is usually characterized with fanfare,...

Colombia’s President, Juan Manual Santos, has won The Nobel Peace Prize for this year. Santos won the award for his efforts in ending the 50-year-old conflict between the Colombian government and FARC rebels. Santos was selected out of 360 nominees who were initially considered by the Nobel committee. Announcing the...

  ...want him prosecuted Another civil rights organisation, Nigerian Youths Collective Against Violence and Terrorism in Abuja on Thursday protested against the role played by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria led by Ibrahim El-Zak Zakky during the attack on Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai by members of his...