archiveAugust 2017

The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has directed that the under-listed appointees should resume duties in acting capacities only, pending the confirmation of their appointments by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to ensure that there is no vacuum in certain important federal institutions. .The appointees are: A....

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Enoch Adeboye, on Friday visited ailing President Muhammadu Buhari at the Abuja house in London. ‎Mr. Buhari who has been in London for over 100 days is receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. It would be recalled that the...

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has replied Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, on his call that Obasanjo should help Nigeria search for young leaders ahead of the 2019 general elections. Obasanjo who said this in response to an earlier memo by Agbakoba told the referred lawyer and his peers and younger ones...

For the first time this week, The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.59 per cent, while the year-to-date return stood at 35.13 per cent. The All Share Index closed at 36,316.58 against the previous close of 36,102.38 while Market Capitalization closed at...

A coalition of 75 pressure groups in Nigeria under the aegis of Campaign Against Legislative Rascality (CALR), has asked the National Assembly to fast track the completion of ongoing road projects in the country by releasing the funds which had been earmarked for them. The organisation specifically accused the Senate...

As entries closed for this year’s Maltina Teacher of the Year, organizers of the initiative, Nigerian Breweries Plc, has said the edition attracted entries from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Kufre Ekanem, who disclosed this last week as...

I am delighted to welcome you to this special session of the National Economic Council, focusing on Security. As you’re all aware, the Buhari administration came into office on a vision that covered three key areas: Security, the Economy and the fight against Corruption. All three issues are closely linked,...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that it would begin the phasing out of printing annual reports of companies from March 2018, saying that more than N1 billion will be saved annually by listed companies as a result of the planned stoppage of the printing of Annual Reports...

The Federal Government has lifted the embargo on the conduct post UTME examination, which is the examination usually conducted by universities for candidates after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that universities, polytechnics and other institutions were now free...

• Police denies survey The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Police officers, judges and prosecutors as the most corrupt public officials in Nigeria. The custodian of the nation’s statistics made the revelation in its latest report released on Wednesday. The revelation was contained in its 2017 National...