archiveMarch 23, 2018

  The Ogun State Government has commended Promasidor Nigeria Limited for initiating a career guidance workshop for secondary school students, describing it as a laudable effort towards the development of education and youth empowerment in the country. Speaking at the second edition of Promasidor Harness Your Dream programme, organised by...

An erstwhile Secretary to the Osun State Government, Engr Fatai Akinbade, has enjoined the people of the state to continue to work and pray for the emancipation of the state from its present bondage as foisted on them by the Rauf Aregbesola administration. The former SSG maintained that this had...

      Card-to-card payments disrupter PaySend continues to bring a new generation of money transfers to the African market through its new partnership with Access Bank Nigeria. PaySend’s rapidly expanding business now operates in more than 60 countries and it is looking to boost its presence across Africa. Ronald...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Abebe family as well as the government and people of Edo State on the death of Dr Christopher Abebe, aged 99. President Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, on Friday, also...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said secession is not recognised as an offence in the Nigerian laws and is therefore questioning the jurisdiction of the Federal High court sitting in Abuja to proceed with the trial of four of her members over treasonable felony. The group said...

  Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that the Federal Government received N3.532 trillion as Petroleum Profits Tax and Royalties from oil companies between the third quarter of 2015 to third quarter of 2017. Besides, oil producing states in Nigeria received N103.46 billion as 13% Derivation...

Spanish police have rescued 39 girls from a Nigerian organised crime ring who kept them in a cave-like house and forced them into prostitution in Spain. According to reports, they were freed in a joint operation involving the UK’s National Crime Agency and Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of...

DStv and GOtv subscribers will have front row seats to watch the Nigerian friendly matches in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia which kicks off June 14. The Nigerian friendly matches are exclusive to SuperSport, the world of champions. Starting this Friday, the Nigeria versus Poland, friendly...

  Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a negative note on Friday as investors recorded a loss of N59 billion. From the value of N15.040 trillion on Thursday the market capitalisation lost N59 billion or 0.39 percent to close at N14.981 trillion against on Friday. Also,...