archiveOctober 17, 2017

The Peoples’ Democratic Party has said that the warning by the World Bank on the danger inherent in the continued borrowing by the present administration for purportedly for funding of the national expenditures confirmed its fears that the future of unborn generations is being mortgaged by the Federal Government. The...

The ding-dong affairs between the bull and the bear continued on the Nigerian Stock Exchange as bears took over on Tuesday from the bull held sway on Monday and the All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization decreased by 0.82 per cent as against the gain of 0.03 per...

The General Assembly on Monday, elected, by secret ballot, Nigeria and 14 countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, the highest inter-governmental body in the United Nations system, for matters relating to protection and promotion of human rights worldwide. In addition, to Nigeria other newly elected to the Geneva-based...

…calls for more commitment to anti-graft war President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged accountants in the country to strengthen and deepen collaboration with government at all levels and to proffer viable solutions to the numerous challenges facing the nation’s economy. He made the plea in a message to...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday leave Nigeria for Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the ninth Summit of the Developing 8 (D-8) which holds on Friday, October 20, 2017. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Adesina...

• The drop is eight consecutive time since january The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday that Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 15.98 per cent in September from 16.01 per cent recorded in August. The latest figures show that it has declined for the eighth consecutive time since...

The Nigerian Senate has urged the federal and state governments to declare a state of emergency in the education sector. The Senate made this call on Tuesday after deliberating on a motion tagged “The Falling Standard of Education in Nigeria.” The lawmakers noted that the prescribed standards for primary, secondary...

Beneficiaries of Isedowo empowerment initiative of Goldberg lager beer have affirmed that the scheme has indeed provided them huge relief from financial challenges hitherto faced in expanding their businesses. So far, 32 artisans and small scale business operators have been supported with N300,000 each by Isedowo in Osun and Ekiti...

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed November 20 for Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and two other sureties to produce the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for trial or they lose the N300 million bail bond they entered to secure his bail....

A former Director-General of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) and a Lawyer, Mr. Ezekiel Chiejina, is set to launch his new book titled ‘Pensions in Nigeria’ next week Tuesday at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos. The book, a compendium of contemporary information on pension matters, discussed...