archiveJanuary 3, 2017

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that he would deliver his farewell address on Jan. 10 “to say thank you” to Americans “and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here”. Obama, in a message: “My farewell address” obtained by the Correspondent of the News Agency...

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country’s presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the entire sub-region. He gave the caution is in a statement issued by the Senate Deputy President’s Special Adviser on Media, Uche...

Senate President, Bukola   Saraki, has said the senate would commence investigation into the latest killings in southern Kaduna State. Saraki made the announcement in a statement signed by Bamikole Omishore, his Special Assistant on New Media, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Saraki, the Senate will on resumption from recess...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has reviewed the NSE-30, and the seven sectoral indices of the Exchange. These Indices are NSE Consumer Goods, NSE Banking, NSE Insurance, NSE Industrial, NSE Oil & Gas, NSE Pension and the NSE Lotus Islamic Indices. These indices are normally reviewed bi-annually (June and December)...

There are indications that Nigerian electronic payment system in the next few months will welcome new pricing policy, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has deregulated the Merchant Service Charge (MSC) and will be implementing a new pricing regime on electronic transactions by the second quarter (Q2) of 2017....

Radical cleric and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has broken his silence on the ongoing killings in Southern Kaduna and concluded that Nigeria was sliding into fascism and official terrorism. He warned President Muhammdu Buhari and his co-travellers to stop acts of divisiveness, marginalisation, exclusion...

....assures on radical reforms for economic prosperity, efficiency Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has noted with satisfaction, the tremendous support and encouragement, his Restoration administration has continued to receive from the people of the State. According a press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of...

Trading activities on The Nigerian Stock Exchange began the year on a losing side as the market All Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization decreased by 0.96 per cent, while the Year-to-Date return stood at -0.96 per cent. The All Share Index closed at 26,616.89 against the previous...

In a bid to strengthen operations and reposition the Service to meet the challenges of the new year 2017, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has approved the redeployment of eight Assistant Comptrollers-General and 238 Deputy Comptrollers of Customs. According to a press statement signed by Deputy...