archiveOctober 24, 2017

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government, States and Local Governments shared N558.082 billion in October as against N637.704 shared in September. He revealed this at the end of the monthly Federal Accounts Allocation Committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him,...

  ...say they should be dismissed, tried A team of human rights lawyers under the aegis of Public Interest Defenders (PID), has demanded that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazzau be fired from office with immediate effect...

  The Bayelsa State Government has called on its citizens to see obtaining the National Identity Card as necessity and their basic right as citizens. The government also expressed concern over their apathy to the collection of the card. The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, made...

A coalition of 25 pressure groups, under the aegis of United Middle Belt Professionals (UMBP), on Tuesday in Jos revealed how politicians in Benue State have allegedly been conniving with local government officials to steal salaries of dead pensioners. The organisation also claimed that its independent investigation has showed that...

During the APC Governorship campaign flag-off in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Friday, October 20, 2017, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, had reiterated the Buhari administration’s commitment to keeping its promises to the Nigerian people. One of these promises is the construction of the second Niger Bridge. In the official press...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange closed in the positive territory on Tuesday as the market indicators rose by 0.33 per cent after dropping a two-day loss even as the All-Share Index improved by 118.89 points or 0.33 per cent to close at 36,531.62 against 36,412.73 recorded on Monday. Also, the market...

  …Says entrepreneurship & gender equality will drive economic diversification in the Middle East and Africa Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu, CON joined global private sector leaders at the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 24 2017 to discuss...

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (Seplat) has announced N1.62 billion loss in third quarter (Q3) ended September 30, 2017 from N24 billion loss reported in third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange reported 70...

Guy Code, a new TV show that targets male viewers, is airing on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322). The show focuses on popularising rules that should guide the conduct of young male adults. Guy Code is broadcast by MTV Base (DStv channel 322) Sundays at 10pm and repeated on the...

Fidelity Bank has announced 65 per cent increase in Profit in the third quarter (Q3) ended September 30, 2017 to N14.45 billion from N8.7billion reported in third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Similarly, Profit before tax surged by 65.1 per cent to N16billion in Q3 2017 from N9.8 billion in...