archiveJuly 5, 2017

The Federal Government plans to sell N135 billion worth of bonds in its July 12 auction, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said. The offer circular, which was obtained from its website on Wednesday, said it would sell N35 billion of bonds that would mature in July 2021 at 14.50...

Trading activities on The Nigerian Stock Exchange continued in the negative territory on Wednesday as the market All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization decreased by 0.33 per cent, while the year-to-date return stood at 20.20 per cent. The All-Share Index closed at 32,302.32 against the previous close of...

...Dambazzau's visit an ill-wind, harbinger ...cattle breeders boycott public hearing on anti-grazing bill Controversies on Wednesday continued to trail the communal clashes between Fulani and indigenes of Mambilla Plateau in Taraba State, with a pro-democracy organisation, Good Governance Group (GGG) claiming that it had uncovered plans by the Federal Government...

Ashaka Cement Plc has voluntarily delisted from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for violation of the exchange free float deficiency provision of 20 per cent. The company announced its voluntary withdrawal in a statement posted on NSE website by the company’s directors. “The Board of Directors of Ashaka Cement Plc...

The Lagos State government has released N684 million as accrued pensions to 218 retirees. The payment was made to retirees from the Mainstream Civil Service, Local Governments, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Teachers Establishments and Pensions Office (TEPO) and other parastatals of government under the Contributory Pension Scheme for...

Human rights activist and lawyer, Mike Ozekhome has said that the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo may be impeachedfor retaining Ibrahim Magu as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ozekhome explained that the continuous retention of Magu as the Chairman of EFCC was an impeachable...

By Femi Fani-Kayode Those from outside Igboland that say that they do not want Biafra have missed the point. It is for the people of the east to make that call and to make that decision and not for you. What you believe is good for the Igbo or what...