archiveNovember 2, 2017

  Former World Bank Vice President and former Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, is to deliver the Fifth Anniversary Lecture of Realnews Magazine scheduled to hold on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Ezekwesili, who is the co-founder of Transparency International, will speak on “African Leadership in a Turbulent Era”. She...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday added a fresh twist to the forthcoming summit of Igbo political leaders and governors, describing it as an exercise doomed to fail. The organisation called on Igbo sons and daughters to boycott the summit saying, it was being sponsored by the Presidency...

Volume of shares traded on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday increased by 27.59 from 249.349 million to 318.148 million, while the total value of stock traded decreased by 24.07 per cent from ₦5.203 billion to ₦3.950 billion in 5,472 deals. The All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and...

*Solicits private sector cooperation in the realization of FG’s clean energy economy initiative. “We remain focused on making necessary, even if dramatic, policy shifts in this sector to grow, deepen and open up the business and opportunities in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.’’ “We solicit your cooperation and support for...

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Thursday called on all Bayelsans wherever they are, both at home and in the Diaspora to sustain the annual Church Thanksgiving Service which has been fixed for November 2 every year. According to him, the sustenance became necessary to ensure the promotion of...

*It is evident that the reason for the remarkable success of these economies is good governance, enabling business environment especially for the private sector and markets to thrive, macroeconomic stability, large markets and rising domestic demand and growing intra- African trade. Remarks by his Excellency, the Vice President, Federal Republic...

.....says it will enhance speedy completion of projects Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved the request for the restructuring of the existing N40 billion loan for infrastructure and other developmental project by Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpor, said on Thursday. He...

  Deal sees the hotel remain under the flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand Hilton (NYSE: HLT) and Transcorp Hotels Plc, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp Plc) has signed a 20-year extension to the current  agreement to manage the Transcorp Hilton hotel in Abuja. The agreement...

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly, fixing November 7, 2017 for the presentation of the 2018 Budget to joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. This was made known during the plenary on Thursday. Based on the constitution, the President lays the yearly budget...

Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said that the new debt strategy being adopted by Federal Government has the potential to boost development. While welcoming the advice of international development partners, Adeosun stated that a key element of the economic reform strategy was the mobilisation of revenue to improve...