archiveNovember 2017

  ...accuses NLC of mischief The Bayelsa State Government on Sunday faulted media reports alleging indebtedness of backlog of salaries to civil servants. A daily newspaper was said to have reported that Bayelsa State was one of the worst states defaulting in the payment of salaries, a claim it credited...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has congratulated the people of Enugu State for heeding its call to boycott the Local Government Election held on Saturday November 4 2017. IPOB in a statement by its Spokesperson, Emma Powerful, said with near total boycott of voting in all key wards of...

  By Kemi Adeosun Descriptions of Nigeria’s economy often include such phrases as ‘Africa’s largest oil producer’ and ‘the oil rich African nation’ but oil economies are typically characterised by low population densities and abundant oil resources. Saudi Arabia with 10 million barrels of oil per day and 30 million...

Guy Code, a television series powered by Gulder, a premium brand from Nigerian Breweries Plc, is hosting viewers to a dream-come-true party tagged Ultimate Party, scheduled for later in the month of November. Ultimate Party is one of Gulder's brand activation platforms leveraging Guy Code, a weekly television series currently...

A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey on Saturday backed the clamour for the restructuring of Nigeria but however said it should commence with state governors. While calling on governors to practice what they preach, he warned that devolving more powers to the states without devolving powers to the grassroots...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.31 per cent to close the week at 36,939.59 and N12.785 trillion respectively. In addition, all other Indices finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE-Main Board and NSE Consumer Goods Indices that depreciated by 0.11...

...'Ibn Mohammed Chambas a Ghanaian of Hausa-Fulani extraction Contrary to beliefs, the United Nations delegation was not in Enugu to congratulate pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, for the "successful clampdown on agitations for secession in the South East by the military under the aegis of Operation Python Dance II, the...

Unity Bank Plc has lifted  the trophy of the 31st edition of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sponsored Financial Institutions Football League after beating Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  1-0 at Lafia Stadium, Nasarawa state. For emerging tops at the competition, Unity Bank got N2million prize and a trophy as...

  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...