archiveNovember 2017

Building on the successes of revitalizing the Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB) in its quest to improve quality discourse and advocacy for the Banking industry, members of the Association, had on Thursday in Lagos during its 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) endorsed the exco for a two-year...

    *Advocates use of technology for mass education Remarks by the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at a Special Retreat of the Federal Executive Council on the Challenges Facing the Education Sector in Nigeria at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja, on...

Lagos State Government has restated commitment to the country’s economic recovery through provision of access to credit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi  Ambode, who was represented by Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, made the assertion on Sunday during the Lagos...

  Dozens of federal agencies are still operating without substantive heads or boards for more than two years now, Daily Trust reports. President Muhammadu Buhari dissolved the boards on July 16, 2015, and two months later set up an eight-man panel, headed by former Secretary to the Government of the...

Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has downgraded to B2 from B1 the long-term local currency deposit and issuer ratings of four Nigerian banks in its latest ranking released on Friday. The affected banks are Access Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc and Zenith Bank Plc and...

  Niger Delta coalition has accused the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abaubakar Malami (SAN)of collecting $500 million bribe from the current Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to elongate their tenure. A coalition...

  The Buhari administration, in line with its New Vision for the Niger Delta (#NDNewVision), is working hard to ensure that the people of the region benefit maximally from the wealth of their land. According to a press statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media...

  …As Abuja, Rivers shine in the finals Munachi Ernest-Eze has launched himself into the Hall of Fame of the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz Show by becoming the first winner of both Junior and Senior categories. Two years after he won the Junior category, Ernest-Eze, now 16years old...

The All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange appreciated by 0.49 per cent to close the week at 37,120.28 and N12.847 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other Indices finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE Insurance and NSE Consumer Goods Indices that depreciated by...

...Accuses ex-gov of causing criminality in Bayelsa The Bayelsa State Government on Sunday reacted to a claim by the media office of a former governor of the state, Timipre Silva Media Office describing it as a futile attempt to distract the administration of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. Dickson was accused...