archiveNovember 15, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a two-day official visit to Ebonyi and Anambra in the South East region. The President’s visit was the first since the inception of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government. Buhari, who commenced the visit on Nov. 14 with a state visit to...

  ...it's the handiwork of political jobbers, says Bayelsa governor Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday doused speculations about a political rift between him and Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State. The former President who disassociated himself rom the insinuations made in the media said that he was too...

  We are grateful for Nigeria’s support – Cameroonian Envoy In continuation of its contributions to regional stability, Nigeria remains committed to the peace, security and territorial integrity of neighbouring countries in the sub region, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this while receiving a Special...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria raised 119.9 billion naira at a treasury bill auction on Wednesday after allocating almost 90 percent of the debt to the longer maturities, traders said. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold 107.93 billion naira of one-year debt at a rate of 15.60 percent,...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the engagement of a Malaysian based consultant to conduct a study that will aid implementation of the National Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) at the cost of N458 million. This week FEC meeting presided over by the Vice President Yemi...

The bear maintains its hold on trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday as the market All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization decreased by 0.91 per cent while the Year-to-Date return stood at 36.25 per cent. The All-Share Index closed at 36,617.45 against the previous close...

Maintains fee at N5,000 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Wednesday that the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in 2018 would hold on March 9 to March 17, 2018. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, announced this during an ongoing stakeholders’ meeting, saying that the dates were...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has stated that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is the indisputable leader of IPOB and shall remain so until Biafra is restored. Head of the Directorate of State of the IPOB, Mazi Chika Edoziem in a press statement on Wednesday said “anybody entertaining or peddling anything...

The Aliko Dangote Foundation has completed a mosque valued at over N100 million and handed it over to the Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN). Aliko Dangote Foundation had taken over the building of the mosque in Utako District of Abuja following an appeal made by FOMWAN to...

  Bayelsa ‎State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson is tomorrow expected to grace the first graduation ceremony of the School of Foundation Studies, University of Africa (UNIAFRICA) in Toru-Orua. According to the R‎egistrar, Francis Owusu-Mensah, the event will hold at the Auditorium of the university's campus in Bulou-Orua by 10'o...