archiveApril 26, 2018

  *In speech delivered by VP at ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, FG seeks enforcement of transhumance protocols to avoid escalation of national security challenges Nigeria will follow the regional cooperation model it used in dealing with the threat of Boko Haram to tackle the security threat posed by the escalating...

As part of the process, Diamond Bank has signed a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement with a member of GFG Alliance, for the disposal of its entire shareholding in Diamond Bank UK. Completion of the transaction is subject to approval from the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulatory Authority –...

  Over 1,000 delegates interested in African capital market to attend Lagos is the host city The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has emerged the preferred host of the 22nd Annual Conference of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) scheduled to hold from 25 to 27 November, 2018, at the Oriental...

  Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Professor Akpan Ekpo, Director-General, West African Institute for Financial & Economic Management (WAIFEM) are some of the distinguished guest speakers expected at the Business Journal 10th Anniversary Lecture/Awards scheduled for Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Sheraton Hotel,...

The equities market of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed nearly flat in Thursday’s session, with the All-Share Index (ASI) inching lower marginally by 0.01 per cent to 40,752.83 points. The Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns dipped marginally to -1.81 per cent and 6.56 per cent, respectively. The Consumer Goods index...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun has released the timetable for the conduct of the state’s September 22 governorship election. Presenting the timetable to newsmen on Thursday in Osogbo, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the newly appointed Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) said election activities would commence on June...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it remitted N49.7 billion to the Federal Government in the first quarter of 2018. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Tony Ojobo,  said in a statement on Thursday that the remittance was in compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 (FRA...

  The Oyo State Government has approved beaded crowns and coronets for 48 Obas across the state. This is said to be in line with the exercise of powers conferred on the Governor by Section 28(1) of the Chiefs Law Cap 28, Vol. 1 Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria...

  People of the Delta Central Senatorial District being represented by the suspended senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, stormed the National Assembly on Thursday to protest against the 90 legislative days suspension placed on him by the Senate. They expressed readiness to continue the protests as long as the Senate refused to...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday survived impeachment motion in the senate. The motion is not completely dead though. The upper chamber resolved to refer the motion to its Judiciary and Legal Matters Committee for advice and guide on whether to activate Section 143 of the Constitution which deals with...