archiveSeptember 26, 2017

In an expanded meeting of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, a new National Action Plan intended to drive the ease of doing business reforms in the country have been approved. "We restate our commitment to ensuring that we deliver on the ease of doing business reforms," Vice President Yemi...

Based on issues with the implementation of 2017 budget, the Senate of the Federal Government of Nigeria has invited the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; Budget and National Planning Ministry, Senator Udoma Udo Ndoma and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to appear before it...

For the second day running, trading on The Nigerian Stock Exchange closed negative on Tuesday as the All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization decreased by 1.15 per cent while the year-to-date return stood at 30.05 per cent even as investors record N141 billion. The All Share Index closed...

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has emphasised that enforcement is a major issue that practically all tax authorities, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have to deal with and that surveys show increasing innovation and creativity by administrators in this regard. The Vice President said this in his keynote address at...

Over 100 shareholders of Oando Plc have written a petition to the National Assembly alleging corporate governance abuse, mismanagement and gross misconduct. The petition, addressed to the Chairman, House Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, was signed by the 100 aggrieved shareholders with a demand that the management of the...

By Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Catholic Bishop of Umuahia 1. Our country is passing through turbulent times. This seems to be as a result of the growing culture of impunity, greed and graft among the political elite, as well as the injustice and inequity in political appointments and the...

Protocol 1. Distinguished colleagues, it a great pleasure to see you all back from our annual recess. In truth, it has always been a special privilege to welcome you my colleagues into this chamber, and today is no exception. I believe the recess afforded us, opportunity to take stock on...

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that President Muhammadu ‎Buhari is under no obligation to disclose his medical condition to anyone. The minister said the silence was not unusual. He spoke just hours after the President returned to Abuja from another round of check-ups in the British...

• As the state unveils new Awolowo statue The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday unveiled the new 20-feet statue of the late sage and nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo in Ikeja, saying that the State was in agreement with the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has directed all churches in the country to dedicate Sunday October 1 as a ‘Day of Prayers for the Salvation of the Nation.’ The President of CAN, Rev Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle asked all churches in the country to pray for peace, unity and...