archiveFebruary 2018

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)  has urged Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode “to take steps to immediately reverse the unfair and discriminatory toll charges at the Lekki-Epe Expressway and Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge toll gates by the Lekki Concession Company, if the Lagos State Government is not to run...

The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it promoted 9, 973 police officers in 2017. The Chairman of the commission, Mr. Mike Okiro made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday. He said that two commissioners of police and 13 deputy commissioners of...

  The Management of NIPCO Plc has explained why the workforce of the downstream oil giant has remained the major asset of the company since its inception in 2004. Managing Director of the company, Mr Sanjay Teotia who was reflecting on the performance of the integrated downstream operator at the...

…FG creates about 200,000 N-Power Jobs; …Serves 250m meals under Home Grown School Feeding Programme; …Projects 3.5% Economic Growth in 2018 The Federal Government’s capital budget would be strictly deployed to fund infrastructural projects across the country, particularly the completion of ongoing projects, the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)  All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 3.39 per cent to close the week at 43,127.92 and N15.477 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished lower during the week with the exception the NSE ASeM Index that closed flat. A total of twenty-three (23)...

Some politicians and elders from the northern part of Nigeria have started consultations preparatory for political alliance with other geo-political zones based on unity, equity and justice. The politicians and elders, who converged on Abuja on Saturday, under the aegis of Northern Elders and Stakeholders Conversation, said they would work...

... Congratulates the monarch on his 60th birthday The Oragun of Ila, Oba Abdulwahab Kayode  Adedotun Bibire has been described as a man of destiny whose reign has ushered in tremendous progress to his kingdom. Former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Engr. Fatai  Akinbade gave this commendation in his...

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and many other Christian leaders will on Tuesday, February 13, meet to intercede over the situation of things in Nigeria. The special intercession programme is expected to have over 30 Christian denominations in attendance. In a...

  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...