archiveFebruary 9, 2018

  The Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ) on Friday intervened in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) to the tune of $325.64 million. Figures obtained from the bank  showed that the amount released was for requests in the agricultural, airlines, petroleum products and raw materials and machinery...

The Federal Government of Nigeria’s (FGN) total revenue from crude oil rose by 29 per cent to N7.3 trillion in 2017 due to increases in production and in crude oil price. The revenue from oil represented 69 per cent of the total federation revenue, which rose by 22 percent to...

  Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Friday rejected the admonition to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), saying that contrary to the position of the conference that Nigerians were angry, only those who have stolen the nation’s money were angry with the president....

  President Mohammed Buhari has approved the compulsory retirement of Honourable Justice A. F. A Ademola of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court and the dismissal from office of Honourable Justice O.O Tokode of the Benin Division of the Federal High Court. The decision followed the recommendations from...

  Protocols I am delighted to extend my goodwill to the Clerk to the National Assembly at this auspicious 9th meeting of Clerks of the Nigerian Legislatures. Peer review forums such as this are critical to the deepening of our democracy and thus deserve every encouragement and support. Besides the...

AACSB International–The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the world’s largest business education network, celebrated the positive impact business school graduates are making in communities around the globe as part of the 2018 Influential Leaders Challenge. The challenge honours notable alumni from accredited schools whose inspiring work serves...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says about 1.6 million registration forms for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have so far been sold, two days to the end of the exercise. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the...

All Progressives Congress (APC) elders in Plateau State on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari never promised Nigerians a rosy passage. The group, under the aegis of APC Elders Advisory Council of Plateau State, said when Buhari took over governance, he admitted that Nigerians would face challenges in the short term...

Over 2,000 residents in Lekki area of Lagos, Ikota and Ajah communities benefitted from the evangelization and generosity carried out by the Ladies of St. Mulumba Nigeria, Lekki-Sub Council at the weekend, where food, water, bibles, rosaries, catechism books and other items worth over a million naira were distributed freely...

  An Ikeja Special Offences Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Mr Innocent Chukwuma, alias Innoson, the Chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Ltd. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Mojisola Dada issued the bench warrant following the failure of the defendant to appear...