archiveJanuary 2018

Yoruba leaders, under the aegis of Yoruba Summit, on Thursday rejected the proposed cattle colony by the Federal Government saying it is a “violation of the sensibilities of different nationalities whose lands would be partitioned for Fulani herdsmen.” They also called on the Federal Government to declare killer herdsmen and...

Wife of the Ondo State Governor and founder of Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) Chief (Mrs) Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has disclosed her plan to organise a town-hall meeting on breast cancer in Imo State as part of activities on the campaign against breast cancer. According to a press release from...

  ...award ceremony now holds February 1, 2018 The Organising Committee of the Nigeria Travel Awards, organised by Jumia Travel, has announced the appointment of Mr. Folorunsho Coker, DG, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) as a jury member for the 2nd edition of the Awards. Other members include Michael Balogun,...

...we’ve invested heavily on power, says Information Commissioner Bayelsa state government has assured residents of 24 hours uninterrupted power supply by September, 2018. The government which blamed recent power outage on cable theft and vandalisation, also disclosed that all the Local Government Areas in the state have been connected to...

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT AN INTERACTIVE SESSION TITLED “STABILIZING THE MEDITERRANEAN” AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, ON WEDNESDAY, 24 JANUARY, 2018. Q: How realistic is Africa replacing China as the factory of...

Even as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has promised that the bank would begin a gradual cut in Monetary Policy Rates (MPR) by the end of the second half of the year, the Chief Executive of Afrinvest Securities Limited, Mr. Ayodeji Ebo says...

Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday went down by N187 billion as a result of profit taking by investors on the Exchange. That makes it a third straight downward movement on the Exchange. At the close of the day trading,  the NSE market capitalisation dropped to N15.902 trillion...

Nigeria’s state oil firm, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Wednesday its November export sales of crude oil and gas were $239.1 million, down 25.7 percent from the previous month sales. Oil accounted for 48 percent and gas for 52 percent of the exports, said NNPC in a statement....

  *Buhari administration set to launch garments, textile industry SEZ & co The Federal Government and Private Sector will collaborate in creating Special Economic Zones, starting first with the Textile and Garment industry in the hope of spurring the nation's economic development, according to Vice President Osinbajo, SAN. Speaking on...

    PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, ON WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN. 2018 WE have read the press statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the State of the Nation. For the record, Chief Obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven this time...