archiveDecember 2016

*FG releases over N53m for 1050 primary schools to serve meals to 76, 690 pupils in the State *More than 3.4m pupils to be fed across total 17 states under 2016 budget *No fees required to benefit in the Social Investment schemes In another rollout of one of the Social...

The Bayelsa State Government on Thursday restricted the activities of herdsmen in the state to the Bayelsa Palm area in a bid to prevent the invasion of farmlands and check security breach. Governor Dickson, who issued the restriction order in a live radio and television interview in Yenagoa, said the...

The equities transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated by  N3 billion following price gainers in Forte Oil Plc, Nestle Nigeria and 14 other companies. . As such, the market capitalisation berthed at N8.831 trillion with a marginal gain of 0.03 per cent or N3 billion compared to N8.834...

Tanzania is in talks with Dangote Cement on the supply of natural gas to a manufacturing plant for the building material, but negotiations are currently held up over prices, said a government body in the East African country. The $500 million cement factory in the southeastern Tanzanian town of Mtwara,...

Shareholders of Union Bank Nigeria Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks, have approved five resolutions authorizing the board of the bank to raise up to N50 billion through Rights Issue. The shareholders gave the approval at an extraordinary general meeting of the bank held in Lagos on Wednesday, December...

...... Says assignment is sensitive, time consuming Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson has inaugurated a five member Due Process Bureau, with a call on them to exhibit a high level of dedication, diligence and integrity in their assignment. Dickson, who inaugurated the Due Process Bureau Board on Tuesday...

...arrests 244 suspects The initiative of Dangote Group in sanitizing activities of its drivers engaged in illegal haulage has continued to yield results as its National Patrol Unit has over a period of time, arrested 244 suspects for various offences inimical to operations of the company. Coordinator of the unit,...

Remarks by the President of the Senate, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, his Excellency, (Dr.) Abubakar Bukola Saraki, at the One-day Public Hearing on the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) 2016 organised by the Senate Joint Committee on the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, on Wednesday 7th December, 2016. Protocol; The petroleum...

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presented a memorandum seeking approval for the issuance of the USD1.00 billion Eurobond in the international capital market (ICM) and the appointment of transaction parties responsible for the execution of the programme. The...

By Lanre Alabi On November 16, 2017, Chief Rasheed Abiodun Gbadamosi, popularly called R.A.G answered the call of death in Lagos. This was exactly 22 days to his 73 birthday, which falls today (December 7). That Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi lived a fulfilled life is not in doubt. He made imprints...