archiveMarch 2018

  Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange opened the week on Monday in a negative territory as investors in equities on the Exchange recorded a joint loss of N6 billion. The market capitalisation which opened the week at N14.982 trillion closed at N14.976 trillion, representing 0.04 percent decline or...

  A new group, Grand National Political Coalition (GNPC), led by a former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba and Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa, has called for the immediate redefinition of the present governance structure of Nigeria to make it more democratic and citizen inclusive. It also said...

  The Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has defended his criticism of the Nigerian government when he spoke at the expanded National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, last week. Speaking at the meeting which was presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Gates had said the execution priorities of the economic...

  The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it will train 3,000 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members on entrepreneurship skills annually under the Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) programme. Mr Kayode Pitan, the Managing Director of BOI, made this known at the opening of the GEF training on Monday in Katsina....

  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has registered 1.5 million students to write its 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The Council’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Damianus Ojijeogu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. He said the...

  Senators pushing for the override of President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018 rose from a meeting in Lagos at the weekend dashing hopes of resolving the face off between the Senate and the President on the matter. In fact, the meeting dismissed reports about...

  A total turnover of 2.328 billion shares worth N28.927 billion in 25,530 deals were traded last week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 2.444 billion shares valued at N36.665 billion that exchanged hands last week in 26,712 deals. The Financial Services...

*On condolence visit to Bauchi over Senator's death The late Sen. Ali Wakili was a trustworthy person that worked for the upliftment of the poor and would be sorely missed for his contributions to the nation’s development, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this earlier today...

The Federal Government said it recovered more than N143.89 billion from corrupt officials through the implementation of the Whistle Blower policy. The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA) disclosed this in a report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. The report showed that...

  Leaders and stakeholders from the northern part of the country rose from a meeting at the weekend, declaring that none of the politicians currently in power is deserving of their support in the 2019 general election. Citing lack of ability to find a solution to the rampant killings and...