archiveJune 2017

A socio-political organisation, Save Ijaw Nation, has showered Gov. Henry Seriake Dickson and Chief Edwin Clark with praises for their efforts in inaugurating the Joshua Fumudoh reconciliation committee. The committee brokered peace among the feuding factions of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) which had lingered and almost taking a self...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday said it had yet to commence the `Change of Course or Correction of Data’ for candidates who sat for the just concluded 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The organisation was reacting to reports reaching its Headquarters in Abuja that a...

The clamour for the rebirth of the defunct Biafra Republic received another deadly blow on Thursday as another ethnic group has distanced itself from the agitation. The South-South Progressive Coalition has therefore warned the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra...

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, over alleged payment of N17 billion for procurement of office equipment. It also summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, and former Accountant-General of the Federation, Jonah Otunla, over the transaction....

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, a leading Nigerian independent oil and gas exploration and production company, on Thursday said its gas business surpassed the $100 million revenue target for the financial year ended December 31, 2016. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Austin Avuru disclosed this to shareholders at its 4th...

The sit-at-home order made by the Independent People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, dominated Google search during the week. Nigerians took to Google to know more about Biafra and the history of democracy in Africa’s most populous nation. Nigeria's central bank...

Nigeria stocks jumped to a 11-month high on Thursday, driven by gains in banking and cement shares as investors took advantage of the low valuation for some commercial bank shares. The stock market index rose 2.37 percent to cross 30,197 points, lifted by gains in First Bank Holdings and Dangote...

Dr Adetunji Oredipe, ‎the World Bank Task Team Leader, says the Graduate Unemployment Youths Support Scheme (GUYSS) will enhance food production and create job opportunities in Nigeria. Oredipe told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday that GUYSS was a new initiative of the World Bank-assisted FADAMA III...

The Nigerian naira is expected to be stable in the coming week while the Zambian kwacha could come under pressure. NIGERIA The Nigerian naira is seen stable across the board in the near term on increased dollar supply to both the official interbank window and the black market. It has...