archiveJuly 26, 2017

The delegation of seven state governors led by Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari, who is also the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, visited the ailing President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Wednesday. Other governors on the entourage were: Dave Umahi (Ebonyi State), Umar Ganduje (Kano State), Kashim Shettima (Borno...

Nigerian bourse on Wednesday appreciated 3.4 per cent to a 32-month high on improving sentiment after most listed firms announced increases in half-year earnings while the year-to-date return stood at 36.71 per cent. A traders attributed the main reasons behind the rally to improved half-year result of major listed stocks...

The Senate on Wednesday, July 26, changed the name of Nigerian Police Force to Nigerian Police. This move is part of the ongoing constituional review process on-going at the eighth national assembly. A total of 87 Senators voted in support for the change of name while two Senators voted against...

Central Bank of Nigeria said on Wednesday said that the Federal Government of Nigeria plans to issue 229.14 billion naira ($728.59m) in treasury bills at an auction on Aug. 2, the. The CBN said it will issue 29.14 billion naira in three-month bills, 80 billion in six-month paper and 120...

The Yoruba Council of Elders (Igbimo Agba Yoruba) has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to adopt the 1963 constitution and the report of the 2014 National dialogue as template for Nigeria’s political development. The group while urging the FG to discard the 1999 Constitution expressed its full support for...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will inaugurate a new world-class fertilizer plant built by Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited, tomorrow in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The plant with production capacity for 1.5 million metric tons of urea fertilizer is considered the world’s largest single-train urea plant. Eleme Petrochemicals Company...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Office, said it has recovered a total sum of N328, 988,296,990.62 from nine major oil marketers across the country. The retail marketers from whom the money were recovered are – NNPC retails, Conoil Plc, Total Plc, OVH Energy Plc, Oando Plc, Forte...

•Akande writes off 1999 Constitution Text of former All Progressives Congress (APC) Interim National Chairman Chief Bisi Akande’s speech at the presentation of the book: “Nigeria: The path we refused to take”, written by Basorun Seinde Arogbofa. The APC chieftain chaired the occasion in Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday....