archiveAugust 7, 2017

Civil society groups took to streets in Abuja and London on Monday demonstrating to demand an end to President Muhammadu Buhari’s prolonged absence from office, calling on him to resume or resign. The Abuja protesters included Mr. Charles Oputa, popularly called Charley Boy, vowed to camp at Unity Fountain; while...

The Federal Government on Monday offered for a subscription two-year Savings Bond at 13.535 per cent and a three-year Savings Bond at 14.535 per cent. The Debt Management Office (DMO) stated on its website that both bonds would be due in August 2019. It did not, however, state how much...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has issued an ex-parte order directing that the Paris-London Club Refund bank accounts of Abia, Cross River, and Delta states be frozen. According to Justice Yusuf Halilu, the accounts to be frozen are listed as follows: Abia state Paris and London Club Debit...

* “Nigeria is a country open to free enterprise and it will work” “I like the idea of investors knowing that the reason why you are coming to Nigeria is not to help Nigeria. You will ultimately end up helping Nigeria, but the reason why you are coming here is...

In a bid to stimulate its economic and tourism potentials, Lagos State is set to host the maiden edition of the Nigeria Beer Festival from September 25 to October 1, 2017. The Lagos State government is collaborating with beer brewers in the country and their counterparts across the globe to...

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has promised that the perpetrators of the killing in Anambra church on Sunday would never go unaprended and be brought to book. According to a press statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the President, Mr. Laolu Akande, Osinbajo has...

Stock markets across the globe are set for a devastating crash as a “supervolcano” is ready to erupt, an investment expert has said. Mr. Barry James, President of the James Advantage Fund, said the global market was “upside down” and in the “latter stages” of an economic meltdown. In a...

Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange resumed on Monday on a positive note with the All-Share Index improving by 0.27 per cent. The index rose by 100. 28 points or 0.27 per cent to close at 37,525.38 against 37,425.15 achieved on Friday even as the market capitalisation recorded a...

The 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show produced the first set of semi-finalists last weekend. Anita Alabi of Gloryland Secondary School, Igarra, Edo State and Henry Famuyiwa of Model Secondary School, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State triumphed over their counterparts to proceed to the semi-finals in the Junior category...

Lafarge Africa is seeking regulatory approval to merge its Nigerian operations with two of its local subsidiaries, it said in a stock exchange filing on Monday. The cement mixer said its board has asked the company to "undertake a business combination with United Cement Company of Nigeria Limited (Unicem) and...