archiveMay 2017

The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, Umar Danbatta, on Wednesday said more than one million consumers activated the 2442 Do-Not-Disturb code within two months. Mr. Danbatta made this known during the Lagos Launch of 2017 as Year of the Nigerian Telecom Consumer. He said that the response of...

The Amalgamated‎ Bayelsa Youth Congress (ABYC) has condemned comments credited to armed chair critics of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, describing them as "foreign agents of destabilisation." The organisation in a statement issued on Wednesday night in Yenagoa, by its Coordinator, Godstime Alaowei, expressed disappointment at some individuals and groups within...

The Inequality report released by Oxfam International on Wednesday revealed that the combine wealth of five richest Nigerians, put at $29.9 billion, could end extreme poverty in the country. The report, entitled ‘’Inequality in Nigeria, Exploring the Drivers” exposed the large and growing gap between the rich and poor in...

Seven out of every 10 Nigerians are hypertensive, Prof. Modupe Onadeko, a retired Reproductive Medicine consultant at the University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan, said. She added that 50 per cent of this 7 are unaware of their condition and the remaining half are just not bothered to seek medical help...

Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASEI), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), National Maritime Authority (NMA), Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Nigerian Postal Service (NPS), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Federal Airport Authority of...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) On Tuesday said it has released the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted so far. The examinations began on May 13 and will end on May 20. JAMB’s spokesperson, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, who confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES in phone...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.35 per cent, while the year-to-date return stood at 2.74 per cent. The All-Share Index closed at 27,609.67 against the previous close of 27,513.69 while Market Capitalization closed at ₦9.544 trillion against previous close of ₦9.511...

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said inflation in eased for the third straight month in April, inching down to 17.24 per cent from 17.26 per cent in March. A separate food price index, however, showed inflation there rose to 19.30 per cent from 18.44 per cent in March. According to...

The Lagos State Government has inaugurated the state-owned oil company, Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation (IOGC) to serve as a business arm of the state in the oil and gas industry. At the inauguration ceremony the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said the initiative was in line with government’s determination to...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has advocated a new paradigm in financing infrastructure projects in Africa in order to close the huge infrastructure gap in the continent. He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a forum to mark Africa Finance Corporation’s 10th anniversary. Below is the full text of...