archiveFebruary 15, 2018

*FG will not impose on State Governments, VP Osinbajo says *Buhari administration's Social Investment Programmes reach over 7 million Nigerians In line with the administration’s commitment towards finding permanent solutions to the herdsmen-farmers clashes in some parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the formation of a new...

  The Nigerian Equities market extended previous gain as index moved up by 103bps to peg the Year–to-date return (YTD) at 11.40 per cent. The index and the market capitalization closed higher at 42604.40 and N15.29 billion respectively. Market breadth closed in favour of bull, with 29 gainers and 24...

   There is no alternative to Buhari, he says The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will contest in the 2019 Presidential Election. Addressing thousands of supporters in an Abuja rally organised by the Democratic Youth Congress for PMB 2019...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has charged telecom operators in the country to comply with the Code of Corporate Governance, CCG for efficient and transparent service delivery. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta gave the charge in his opening remarks, Thursday, at the zonal sensitization...

  The Federal Government has constituted an administrative panel of inquiry to investigate how N62.3 billion was mismanaged by the former management and board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr.Chris Ngige, who inaugurated the panel on Thursday announced a compulsory 30...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Kaduna inaugurated a new drone developed by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) for intelligence gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance. The Unmarked Areal Vehicle, named Tsaigumi, was to boost the capacity of the military.“From the military perspective, the added capacity for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...

Following the resignation of Jacob Zuma Wednesday, Cyril Ramaphosa has become South Africa’s president, the BBC has reported. He was the only candidate nominated in parliament on Thursday, so no vote was needed to make him president. MPs from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) broke into song at the...

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo caled for strong social and institutional systems that will provide what the people could rely on and trust in order to develop democracy in Africa.He said this in his remark at the inaugural Flagship Lecture of The Kukah Centre in Abuja with the theme “How...

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, has resigned amid deadly anti-government protests, state TV reports. In a televised address, he said his resignation was "vital in the bid to carry out reforms that would lead to sustainable peace and democracy". Hailemariam, who has led the country since 2012,...

Assene-Laborex Limited, a pharmaceutical business division of CFAO Nigeria plc, a subsidiary of Eurapharma, and part of the CFAO- Toyota Tsusho Corporation has supported Kano State youths in the areas of healthcare, education and rugby sport. The Managing Director, Assene-Laborex Limited, Paul Hogan disclosed this during the 3rd annual iTry...