archiveJanuary 2017

By Nkem Ndem LinkedIn is one most popular social network for professionals and top social networks in the world today. With over 380 million members, LinkedIn has growing influence as a professional networking tool and can be extremely powerful when the user is aware of the platform's hidden features. Unfortunately,...

The equities market  reversed the uptrend to post a decline of 0.88 per cent, yesterday on profit taking investors. In summary, lead indicator, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE ASI) shed 233.98 basis  points, representing a decline of 0.88 per cent to close at 26,346.24 basis  points. Similarly, the market capitalization depreciated...

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commended Sterling Bank Plc for its commitment to supporting the present administration's initiative to provide qualitative and affordable health services to Nigerians through strategic partnership with the Ministry of Health. Such partnership, according to the President, would serve as an enabler for the Health Ministry to...

Anti-Corruption agencies in the country have been urged to step up their engagement with the Nigerian public especially because there are still those who think when a politician who is their kinfolk steals, it is permissible. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, (SAN) made the observation earlier on Tuesday while meeting with...

A Correspondent with National Mirror Newspapers, Olufemi Adeosun was kidnapped by robbers on Friday along Ife-Ilesha Road. He narrates his encounter with armed robbers. Excerpts! “On Friday January 6, my vehicle broke down along Ife-Ilesha Road, about 10 kilometres away from Old toll-Gate. As I was making frantic calls a...

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the privatisation of the power sector has failed. Saraki said this on Tuesday in Abuja in his message at the opening session of the Senate, while also decrying the policy inconsistencies that have continued to challenge the business environment. According to him, “Before...

U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver his farewell address to Americans today, in Chicago, ten days ahead of the handover to Donald Trump. Obama’s speech will be a parting shot “to say thank you” to Americans “and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here”. Chicago is...

The total number of jobs generated in Nigeria in the third quarter of 2016 rose to 187,226 from the 155,444 in the second quarter, representing an increase of 20.4 per cent quarter on quarter, but a decline of 60.6 per cent year on year. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics explained...

Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Real Madrid, received FIFA’s best player award for the fourth time on Monday, after Portugal and Real Madrid won both major European titles in 2016. Ronaldo had taken Portugal to win the European Cup in 2016. Indeed, Ronaldo beat runner-up and great rival Lionel Messi...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is to release no fewer than 162 reports on different sectors of the economy this year. According to the 2017 tentative data release calendar posted on the bureau’s Website on Monday in Abuja, the NBS is expected to release 34 data in the first...