archiveMarch 2018

  The equities market on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed positive, with the All-Share Index (ASI) inching higher by 0.33 per cent to close at 43,092.63 points due to investors’ interests in major stocks. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date loss dropped to -0.55 per cent, while the Year-to-Date return improved to...

  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Thursday that contrary to cautionary advice of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu during Wednesday’s Senate plenary that the military could still stage coup in the face of receding democratic practice in the country, there was no such contemplation from any quarter. To...

  The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele on Thursday called for more appointment of women into management positions in banks. He said this in Abuja, while speaking at an event organised by the CBN to celebrate the International Women’s Day. He stressed that there was the...

  All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Chief Bola Tinubu, said on Thursday that holding a high-public-office did not change Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as he remains humble and committed to performance. In a letter to Osinbajo, Tinubu said that the vice president, who clocked 61 on Wednesday, had remained...

  The Senate on Thursday, summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, over the kidnap of secondary school girls in Yobe and Borno States respectively. They are to appear before the Joint Committees on Police Affairs, Security and Intelligence and...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration remains undeterred and focused on delivering the promises made to Nigerians. Receiving a delegation from King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, he said Nigerians in the areas affected by Boko Haram insurgency are in the...

  The four-day winning streak following on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) came to a halt on Wednesday due to massive sell-off on the shares of 23 companies, resulting in loss of N236 billion by investors on The Exchange. Also, the market All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 1.51 per cent...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Wednesday that it recorded a 3.2 per cent decrease in the number of registered candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for 2018. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. He...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Nigeria to confirm the appointments of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) board of directors and members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The advice was contained in the IMF Article IV Consultation with Nigeria released on Wednesday. A few directors of the Fund...

  As part of activities to mark the International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), an initiative of the Lagos State Government established to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State, for job and wealth creation and to tackle unemployment, will hold an event...