archiveMarch 10, 2017

•Says ’ll not appear in uniform The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) is on a collision course with the Nigerian Senate has firmly said he would not appear in Customs uniform as ordered by the Upper Chamber Speaking on TVC Breakfast Show on Friday...

...says underground voice training taking place in Lagos The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has raised the alarm alleging that a legal practitioner, Festus Keyamo "and his paymasters" have concluded plans to unveil a cloned video clips to prove that he had an amorous relationship...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed in its unemployment report for the fourth quarter (Q4) 2016 that 3.67 million Nigerians lost their jobs in the year. Also, the number of people are unemployed the country rose from 7.51 million at the beginning of October 2015 to 11.19 million...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris to promptly investigate and ensure the prosecution of the culprits in the recent communal clashes in Ile-Ife, where several lives were reportedly lost. Osinbajo condoles with those who lost their loved ones in the violence and...

Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, said that the strategic location of the state for business has made it critical to the development of South-East, South-South and other regions of the country. According to him, such strong points had made the State a confluence of many economic viabilities. A statement...

Sterling Bank Plc, has launched a new proposition known as, ‘One Woman’ to commemorate the International Women’s Day in Nigeria with the theme ‘Be Bold for Change.’ The product was launched by Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, the Chief Executive Officer of DO.II Designs Limited and the wife of the Chairman of...

...N/Delta security dominate discussions Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Thursday visited Oghara, the ancestral country home of former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said during the visit, the Governor held a closed door meeting with Ibori...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange plans to seek approval from its members on March 30 to proceed with the process of becoming a publicly listed company, it said. Nigeria's bourse, the second-biggest in sub-Saharan Africa after Johannesburg and one of the main entry points to invest in Africa, is currently owned...

The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that the National Assembly will amend the laws on power generation, transmission and distribution to solve Nigeria’s energy crisis. Saraki in Germany said that the amendment would be in a view to replicate the feat recorded by the German Village,...

Nigerian stocks climbed to a 16-year high in dollar terms on Thursday after a sharp drop in the value of the naira currency undervalued equities. Stocks have risen 86 per cent so far this year in dollar terms to levels last seen in 2001, according to Thomson Reuters’ data. They...