archiveMarch 21, 2017

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization decreased by 0.44 per cent while the year-to-date return stood at -4.90 per cent as investors made N39 billion loss. The All-Share Index closed at 25,558.57 against the previous close of 25,671.55 while Market Capitalization closed at ₦8.843...

Address by the Vice President, His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON at the opening ceremony of the 65th annual council meeting of the West African Examinations Council held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday, 21st March, 2017 Protocols I am extremely pleased to be here this evening...

• Presidency gives contractors 30 days to return to site or face prosecution • Presidential-level visits to remaining oil-producing States in view The Federal Government has issued a new set of directives in its bid to accelerate the implementation of the Buhari administration’s new vision for the development of the...

In line with its giant strides in investing across the agriculture value chain in the country, Sterling Bank Plc, has entered into a partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) to drive the export of agricultural products in the country. The move is also part of the bank’s support...

Just as financial experts predicted, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which met on Monday the 20th and Tuesday, 21st of March, 2017 decided to retain the policy rates. In attendance at the meeting were 10 members of the committee who assessed the global...

Bayelsa State governor and chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday distanced himself from reports that he demanded the resignation of Ahmed Makarfi to step down as factional chairman of the party. Already, he had written a formal complaint to the management of...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) said it has made some remarkable advancement in its determination to align with anti-graft agencies in the fight against official corruption in the country, especially in the nation’s higher institutions. The body in a statement on Tuesday recalled that on January 22, 2017...

Cadbury Nigeria Plc has reported a loss before tax of N562.87 million in its operations for the financial year ended December 31, 2016. The audited results released on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), on Tuesday showed a decline of 136 per cent from a profit before tax of N1.58 billion...

The body of the medical doctor who was said to have jumped off the Third Mainland bridge into the Lagos lagoon on Sunday evening has been recovered by a team of marine police and local divers. It was reported that the man, who was being driven by his driver in...

• highest in more than 3 years as Brexit bites harder UK inflation surged once again in February, hitting 2.3 per cent and passing the Bank of England's 2 per cent for the first time in more than three years, according to the latest data released by the Office for...