archiveNovember 2017

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said on Sunday that her attention been drawn to media reports surrounding the payment to a whistleblower, who provided the tips that led to the recovery of funds stashed away in a property in Ikoyi, Lagos State. The Honourable Minister in a...

  Urges fiscal, monetary authorities not to relax The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele says the implementation of the apex bank’s policy, which restricts access of importers of certain items to foreign exchange from the Nigerian Forex market, has led to improvements in the domestic production...

For moving a political motivated motion during plenary, a member representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency in the House of Representative, Hon Istifanus Gyang, is in serious trouble. A socio-cultural organisation under the aegis of Plateau Patriotic Youth Movement (PPYM) on Friday in Jos warned him to face his legislative business...

  *Says recent improvements in economy no reason for complacency Given the trend in the global economy and recent developments in Nigeria, now is the second-best time to industrialize the country, having lost the chance to do so some decades ago, according to Vice President Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo who...

  ...Condemn disruption of PANDEF meeting in Port Harcourt The Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, and foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, at the weekend held a meeting on critical issues affecting the Niger Delta region. The meeting which focused on the state of insecurity, especially the breakdown...

  *President approves immediate release of another N1bn Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has now commenced operations, inviting job applications for academic staff, just as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a significant increase of the take-off grant from N2 billio earlier announced to N5 billion. According to a press statement...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.19 per cent while the Year-to-Date return stood at 38.12 per cent. The All-Share Index closed at 37,120.28 against the previous close of 37,051.54 while Market Capitalization closed at ₦12.847 trillion against previous close of...

  The intellectual contest for the 2017 Mathematics Champion will be concluded this weekend as 12 finalists go for the titles in the final contest of the Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics Television Quiz Show, sponsored by Cowbell, the flagship brand from Promasidor Nigeria Limited. The finalists – six each in...

  No fewer than 24,000 applicants to the University of Lagos who scored 200 marks and above will still be unable to secure admission in the institution in the 2017/2018 academic session. The outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rahamon Bello, gave the indication at a forum with the News Agency of Nigeria...

  Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has called on leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to build prosperity for the people in the community. He said this on Friday at the 9th Ministerial Steering Committee Meeting of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Development Project at...