archiveNovember 10, 2016

By Niyi Olaoye The former Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Professor (Mrs) Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, has urged the Federal Government to wind down the operations of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and merge it with the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The advice came on the tail...

The House of Representatives has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately go after the promoters of the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, known as MMM, in Nigeria. The lawmakers who on Wednesday strongly expressed opposed to the investment scheme, which has...

---Reuters Demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against Republican Donald Trump’s surprise U.S. presidential election win, blasting his controversial campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and other groups. In New York, thousands of protesters filled streets in midtown Manhattan as they made their way to...

Nigeria’s population reached 182 million this year with more than half its people under 30 years of age, putting a severe strain on a nation suffering from a slowing economy and declining revenue to provide enough schools and health facilities. According to the Director General of the National Population Commission...