archiveJune 2017

The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), on Friday expressed support to the call by the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups three-month ultimatum given the Igbos to vacate the region. The group made its position known despite widespread condemnation that followed the ultimatum earlier handed by the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum. NEF...

The Nigerian Senate, on Friday, held a valedictory session to mark the second anniversary of the present 8th Assembly. It would be recalled that Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki took over the leadership of the 8th Senate at its inauguration on the 9th of June, 2015, as the President of the...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerians not to patronise consultants and middlemen for the registration of their products and other services. The new Zonal Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr Fori Tatama, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Enugu that...

Access Bank emerged the most traded stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday transactions as the All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.77 per cent, while the year-to-date return stood at 22.56 per cent. The All-Share Index closed at 32,937.98 against the previous close of...

The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff has summoned Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, over alleged N30 trillion import duties infractions. Also invited are the managing directors of all commercial banks, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Customs Service and...

Says: “We are not blind to the difficulties” Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Thursday in Maiduguri unveiled a new and more effective distribution plan for delivering relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)in the North-East which departs from the undignified practice of forcing people to queue up for food....

The Presidency has said that its decision to appeal a judgement by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that acquitted one of the six judges recalled by the National Judicial Council, Justice Adeniyi Ademola. Ademola and seven other judges were suspended in November 2016 after a raid on...

Following public outcry, the Nigerian Senate on Thursday stepped down a bill that would have led to an increase in price of petrol. The National Roads Funds bill, 2017, was stood down for further consultation. The bill recommends that importers should pay N5 levy on every litre of imported petroleum...

Real Madrid, Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo remained atop Forbes magazine's list of 100 highest-paid athletes, with Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James moving up to second on a list heavy on NBA players. The 32-year-old Portugal forward is estimated to have earned a total of $93 million between his football salary...

The Senate on Thursday passed the Witness Protection Programme (Establishment etc), SB 157 bill, following a report submitted by the Upper House Committee on Human Rights, Legal Matters and Judiciary, chaired by Senator David Umaru (APC-Niger). The bill is to protect whistleblowers and witnesses directly involved in the prosecution of...