archiveNovember 2017

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSEASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.62 per cent, while the year-to-date return stood at 41.19 per cent on Thursday. The All-Share Index closed at 37,944.60 against the previous close of 37,709.20 while Market Capitalization closed at ₦13.215 trillion against previous close of...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Thursday attended the launch of the Nationwide MSME Clinic in Osogbo, State of Osun. He was received by a multitude of cheerful citizens of the state. He used the occasion to urge citizens of the state to get involved in the wealth creation in...

President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Jordan join other Heads of State in Aqaba to review strategies in fighting terrorism and reinforce joint security structures that will be more proactive in preventing attacks. The meeting fagged, AQABA RETREAT, is slated for December 2-3, 2017 and will be hosted by His...

Humanitarian crises around the world will worsen next year, with no let-up in civil wars in Africa, near-famines in war-torn regions and the threat of extremist Islamist violence, a Geneva-based think-tank predicted in a report published on Thursday. The report by ACAPS, a non-profit venture that supports humanitarian aid workers...

  Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $34.53 billion as of November 24, up nearly 3 percent compared with October standing. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Thursday. The bank did not provide a reason for the increase in reserves, which stood at $33.58 billion last month....

  Seven-Up bottling company has received an offer from its majority shareholder Affelka to buy out minorities for 19.33 billion naira ($60 million), in a takeover deal aimed at restructuring the company. Privately-held Affelka, the investment firm of the Lebanese El-Khalil family, has offered to acquire 171.5 million shares from...

The First Lady of Ondo State, Arabirin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has again reiterated the need for a National Policy on Cancer Control in Nigeria. Speaking at the International CSOs Cancer Conference (ICCC) 2017, an event by Civil Society for Cancer Eradication in Nigeria, which took place at the National Centre For...

….Has been removed from govt’s payroll – Accountant General of the Federation The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday, revealed that the Federal Government stopped the payment of salary to the former Chairman of the Pension Task Force Team, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, in March 2013. The minister...

    The suspended director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo, is facing at least two enquiries over his role as helmsman of the commission since 2015. Apart from the administrative enquiry ordered by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Gwarzo is also being investigated by...

  A 15-year-old student of Good Shepherd Schools, Meiran in Lagos State, Miss Olasubomi Gbenjo, on Wednesday emerged winner of the 2017 Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition. Gbenjo, an SSS 3, emerged winner out of the 10, 100 entries said to have received by The Exchange in the Senior...