archiveAugust 2017

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has described hate speech as specie of terrorism and thereby called on well-meaning Nigerians no keep silent but speak out to condemn it in its entirety. Osinbajo, in a tweet on Thursday on his tweeter handle, @ProfOsinbajo, said that FG has today drawn the line...

Value erosion that has been the lot of investors on The Nigerian Stock Exchange since the beginning of the week, continued on WEdnesday as the market All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization decreased by 2.68 per cent. The year-to-date return of the Exchange stood at 34.34 per cent...

• Swear-in new permanent secretaries • List of newly sworn-in permanent secretaries Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that the nation is at the cusp of a radical economic recovery and growth effort that has as its core the implementation of a comprehensive diversification of the Nigerian economy....

...condemn Wuse market invasion, say agitation stoking tension A group of Nigerians living overseas under the aegis of Nigerians In Diaspora Monitoring Group (NIDMG), on Wednesday condemned the alleged invasion of Wuse market in Abuja by persons protesting against the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari in office for over 100...

By Emmanuel Bello In a way, late Governor Danbaba Danfulani Suntai was trying to teach Taraba people and Nigerians lessons in leadership, conduct and power relations. Did we learn? Did we even know the lessons he taught? For it is never enough to mourn such a soul and forget what...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has lamented that the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) comes with attendant unprecedented and untold challenges and hardship to both the Students and their Parents. The President of NANS, Comrade Chinonso Obasi, at a press conference in Abuja on...

Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell milk, Loya milk, Top tea and Onga food seasoning, has been given the “Best Kept Industrial Premises Award” by the Ikeja branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). The award, under MAN’s Total Compliance Inspection Competition initiative, is aimed at encouraging members’ adherence...

SEC in discussion with MTN over listing on Nigerian Stock Exchange – Official The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has opened discussions with MTN to ensure successful electronic listing of the telecoms company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The Director-General of SEC, Mounir Gwarzo, made the disclosure at the...

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said the fundamental problem facing the country is not as a result of its political structure but the failure of the ruling elite to deliver good governance to the people. She stated this when she spoke at the Big Ideas Podium organised by...

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, has congratulated Dotun Oladipo and his colleagues on their elections as new members of the executive council of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers. Mr. Udoma’s message was conveyed through a letter addressed to Mr. Oladipo. The letter, dated August...