archiveAugust 2017

Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said on Thursday that the ongoing economic reforms by the Federal Government will enhance fiscal discipline, improve revenue generation, and promote allocation and efficient use of resources by the three tiers of government. The minister who spoke through the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance,...

The Nigerian Navy will on Friday begin interviews for candidates who were successful in the recruitment aptitude test written on August 12, 2017. The list of those eligible was published earlier this week. Venue of the interview is the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ojo, Lagos. It will end Saturday, September...

The President and founder of Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, has set aside N200 billion to establish a world-class university in Abuja. According to Premium Times, the proposal has since been delivered to the National Universities Commission (NUC). A former Executive Secretary of the NUC, Julius Okojie, who is the chairman...

Nigerian banker and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu has donated $500,000 to Sierra Leone to help alleviate the suffering of people affected by flood and mudslide in the country. Elumelu made the donation to Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma on Wednesday during a visit to the West African country. Along with...

Access Bank Plc has reported a profit after tax (PAT) of N39.5 billion for its 2017 half year, an increase of 17.5 per cent compared with N33.6 billion last year. The bank which released its audited half-year financial statements earlier today also announced the payment of 25 kobo per share...

Equities trading remained upbeat today as the NSE All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 96.73 points or 0.26 per cent to settle at 37,059.21 points. Market capitalisation also increased by N33.3 billion to close at N12.773 trillion, compared to N130.3 billion gained in the previous session when it closed at N12.740...

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has approved the release of the admission list of successful candidates into the Federal Unity College, FUCs, for the 2017/2018 academic year. A statement by the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday quoted the minster as saying that admission list into JSSI was on...

Nigerian banker, Mr. Jim Ovia has made at least $84.5 million in paper gains over the last one year as shares of Zenith Bank, a Nigerian-Stock Exchange-listed commercial bank in which he holds a minority stake, surged 59.32 per cent. According to Fobes report monitored by Business247News. Jim Ovia is...

The Niger State Government on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dangote Group to establish a large scale Rice Processing Mill with a capacity of over 200,000 metric tons of paddy rice from out growers within the next three years. The MOU which was signed by the State...

• Says "We are fair- minded and will ensure justice" Q: Your Excellency, you have just submitted a report Nigerians have been eagerly waiting for, to know the details, can you give us a brief of what is contained in your report? Vice President: No of course not. This is...