archiveOctober 5, 2017

The equities market closed on Thursday on a positive note as the All-Share Index increased by 1.17 per cent to close at 35,773.98 points compared to Wednesday’s closing rate of at 35,358.57points even as the Market Capitalization increased by N143 billion to close at N12.314 trillion as against Wednesday’s closing...

Master Samuel Faith Adelaja of Bibo Oluwa Academy, Ilesha, Osun State has disclosed that the phobia for Mathematics among students arises from lack of patience to understand its formulae. Adelaja, who is participating in the on-going 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics Television Quiz Show, sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday said he was not surprised with the massive development going on in Bayelsa State. According to him, it was a clear testament to the performance of a governor who knows what good governance is all about. Wike said Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has...

Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says a good training for teachers would help rebuild the country’s educational system. Ajiboye said this at the Teachers Day Symposium to commemorate the 2017 World Teachers Day in Abuja on Thursday. TRCN says 50% private schools employ unprofessional teachers....

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetables for the governorship elections for Ekiti and Osun States. The Ekiti State election has been slated for July 14, 2018, while the one of Osun State is scheduled to hold on September 22, 2018. The National Commissioner in charge of...

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has described as absurd the allegation that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is not following due process in the printing of money to support government programmes even as he accused the civil society organizations of not doing enough to support in the Federal Government’s anti-corruption...

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has demanded that the retirement of teachers of primary and secondary schools in the country be raised from 60 to 65 years. Mr Michael Olukoya, the National President of NUT made the call at the 2017 World Teachers’ Day celebration in Abuja on Thursday....

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria has realised more than N118 trillion from crude production and crude refining from 1961. The NBS report, which has additional data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), collated its statistics from 1961 till 2014. According to NBS, “The petroleum statistics on...

Nigeria has revised its policy on Population for Sustainable Development to engender an improvement in the living standards of the people. Mr Akinremi Bolaji, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN, unveiled the policy while delivering Nigeria’s Statement to the Economic and Financial Committee of the UN General...

The Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, on Thursday said Nigeria had invested over 60 billion dollars in the ICT sector since 2001 when digital mobile services were launched. The minister disclosed this in his keynote speech at the 6th European Union-Nigeria Business Forum in Lagos. The theme of the...