archiveNovember 2017

Report of the Committee on an Act to Provide for the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba as submitted by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tetfund Introduction: Mr. President, you may wish to recall that the senate at its airing on Tuesday 7th March, 2017 referred...

Goldberg, the leading culture centric beer brand from the stables of Nigerian Breweries Plc, on Friday rewarded 28 entrepreneurs and small-scale business owners operating in Ondo State with a total sum of ₦8.4million through Isedowo, its empowerment initiative. The 28 beneficiaries received a business grant of ₦300,000 each after being...

  Wife of the Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu says her ‘OLORI CONNECTION’ initiative is borne out of the first lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari’s passion for women and children as well as a result of the undertaking she had signed to ensure quality life for the masses....

The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has again warned Nigerians against the risk involved in trading with digital currencies not issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Director Research, Policy and International Relations, NDIC, Mohammed Umar, said this at the weekend in Kano while speaking at a two-day...

Second born children are more likely to involve in criminal act, commit more crime and go against school rules and regulations according to scientific research. Scientists have found firstborn children are likely to conform while younger siblings are prone to more independent personalities, confirming what generations of parents have long...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.80 per cent and 1.84 per cent to close the week at 37,365.91 and N13.009 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE Oil/Gas Index which depreciated by 1.45 per...

Price gains in some heavy weight stocks like Dangote Cement ensured that the Nigerian bourse close Friday’s session in positive territory. The All-share index rose by 185bps up 180bps week-on-week; 39.04 per cent year-to-date. Dangsugar  rose by 9.11 per cent to  top the gainers chart on Friday while Nascon  which...

A Federal High Court, Lagos, has struck out a case filed by Oando Plc against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking to stop the Commission from conducting a forensic audit on the company and also lift a technical suspension placed on its shares. The trial judge, Justice Mohammed Aikawa,...

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to increase excise duties on tobacco and other unhealthy products to increase revenue and reduce consumption of such products in the sub-region. The decision was part of the aims of the meeting of ECOWAS Financial Council of Ministers in Abuja on...

  Bayelsa Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Friday, restated his belief in restructuring of Nigeria saying the country's unity is negotiable. According to him, the country's unity cannot be sustained by constitutional provisions or by force. Dickson, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Daniel Alabrah,...