archiveMay 2017

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Sunday challenged anti-democratic forces who have been working to truncate democracy to have a rethink, because democracy in Nigeria had come to stay. According to him, it is no longer fashionable to have a non-democratic society, because democracy remained the best system of...

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has opened registration for the first edition of #PEBECHack, a series of Hackathons designed to solve problems at the intersection of government processes and regulations, and the ease of doing business in Nigeria. According to a press statement by the Coordinator, EBES, Dr...

A political movement, Coalition for Truth and Justice, on Sunday said the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, calling on Governor Yahaya Bello to resign over alleged irregularities by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the registration of voters, were feasting on irrelevant issues. The...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said that Africa is undeterred by the failures of the past and the continent is motivated by the incredible energy and talent of its bustling youthful population. Prof. Osinbajo spoke on Saturday at the G7 Summit special outreach forum on Africa with selected African...

...donates 15,000 writing materials to Gombe school pupils, demands reform of public schools To put a check on the exploitative tendencies of private schools proprietors, the Federal Government should embark on a comprehensive reform of public schools in the country, the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), has said. According...

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday departed Abuja for Taormina, Sicily in Italy for the ongoing G7 Summit. The summit began on Friday, May 26 and will end on Saturday, May 27. The Special Assistant on Media to the Acting President, Mr. Laolu Akande made disclosed to newsmen...

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) said on Friday that the banks have so far contributed N931 billion to the sinking fund since inception. The Managing Director of AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, disclosed this in Lagos added that during the 2016 financial year, banks contributed N136 billion to the AMCON...

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, has sympathised with victims of the flood disaster that ravaged parts of Yenagoa on Thursday, describing the incident as sad and unfortunate. Dickson in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, attributed the floods to the entire state resting...

The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated by 3.38 per cent to close the week at 29,064.52 and N10.048 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other Indices finished higher during the week with the exception the NSE Oil/Gas Index that depreciated by 0.89% while the...

The Unity Bank Managing Director/ Chief Executive Mrs. TomiSomefun has advised students to be cautious in embracing social media; warning that addiction to all forms ‘gadgetization’ and social media tools could result to major distraction and negative influences that may derail their future. Somefun gave the advice when Unity Bank...