archiveAugust 2017

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said there was no truth in the campaigns linking him with the 2019 governorship election in Delta State, saying that he was focused on delivering on his job as a federal minister. Kachikwu said on Monday in a statement...

The naira traded at N367 to the dollar on Monday depreciating further against the currency at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency lost one point from N366 posted on Friday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N476 and N432. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment, the...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday urged commercial banks to lower their interest rates to enable farmers access loans for improved agricultural production. Obasanjo made the call at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Niger State Investment Summit held at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre, Minna. According to...

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Tosin Adewuyi as its Group Executive and Executive Director of its flagship subsidiary, FBNBank UK Limited. The appointment is, however, subject to approval from the appropriate regulatory bodies in Nigeria and UK. Tosin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics...

By Grace Awo Ibrahim Introduction: The Man from Ardokola Victor Bala Kona is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state for those who don't know. He is Jukun kona from Ardo kola, not far from Jalingo but speaks the Wukari variant of the jukun dialect fairly...

Nigerian politicians should reduce travelling by air and patronise Nigerian roads in order to feel what the masses are going through, a public affair analyst and former Commissioner for Information in Taraba State, Emmanuel Bello, has said. He charged the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN),...

The Northern Interfaith and Religious Organisation for Peace has called on the United Nations to audit its humanitarian groups and personnel to ensure that douse suspicion by security agencies that Boko Haram terrorists were being harboured in its facilities. The suggestion came following the decision of the UN Office to...

All is set for the WorldStage Economic Summit 2017 with the Theme: ‘Transforming Business and Economy through Innovation’ at the Event Centre, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Lagos on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. In a statement by World Stage Limited, the organisers, the summit will attract participation from the Presidency,...

Unity Bank Plc has lined up gifts splash as it is set to activate a reward bonanza in a campaign tagged Unity Verve for Value promo. The scheme is packaged to reward old and new card holders by offering sets of incentives to deserving active customers who use their Verve...

Oluwanifise Onafowokan, a student of The Ambassador College, Ota, Ogun State, has revealed that long hours of work and practice are the factors responsible for her deep knowledge of Mathematics, a subject that is a nightmare for many of her colleagues. Onafowokan, who is participating in the Senior Category of...