archiveOctober 15, 2017

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says Nigeria will fare better if the ongoing call for restructuring of the country into regions is heeded. Anyaoku stated this in Benin on Friday when he visited Edo governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, at Government House. He said that Nigeria’s economy was...

Former international Liberian footballer turned politician and presidential election candidate George Weah and Liberia’s Vice President Joseph Boakai will face a runoff for the presidency on November 7, the national election commission announced Sunday. With tallies in from 95.6 percent of polling stations, Weah took 39.0 percent of the votes...

The 36 states of the federation of Nigeria shared N173.8 billion from the Federation Account in September from the distributable revenue generated for the month. The breakdown was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a report from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja....

Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu has been confirmed as the guest speaker at the 2017 edition of Goddy Jidenma Foundation Bi-annual Public Lecture scheduled to take place on November 15, 2017 at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos. He would...

….IMF, World Bank project higher growth for Sub-Saharan Africa, Global Economy in 2018 The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed on Sunday that the Federal Government would not be reckless with foreign borrowings as it maintains an expansionary fiscal policy. The Minister also revealed that the International Monetary...

The Managing Director/CEO of Unity Bank plc, Mrs. Tomi Somefun has commended the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) as she led this year’s BRECAN Jog for life Charity Walk in Lagos aimed at sensitizing the public and increasing momentum on the multi-sector approach targeted at curbing the spread of...

Claims on social and traditional media that $25 billion worth of oil contracts were awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) or that $25 billion NNPC funds is missing are both false. According to Mr. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of...