archiveJuly 26, 2018

  Global tech firm announces free internet access following Silicon Valley visit Democratization of technology is quantum leap for Africa’s development   “This Century is Africa’s Century. Why? Because Africa will, for good or ill, play the defining role in global development.  Africa’s fortunes will matter across all the trends...

  Gains resurfaced on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday, as the All-Share Index (ASI) inched up 0.22 per cent, following bargain hunting across major sectors. As a result, the Year-to-Date and Month-to-Date losses decreased to 4.75 per cent and 4.84 per cent respectively. All major sectoral indices closed...

  The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has promised to personally pursue the approval for the repair of roads leading in and out of Apapa. He also promised that the Federal Government will decentralise the ports to ease traffic. Osinbajo, who said this on Thursday at the stakeholders’ meeting at Western...

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 14 per to boost lending to the real sector. The MAN President, Dr Frank Jacobs, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

One of the leading governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, has announced his resignation from the party. Akinbade, who was the SSG during the tenure of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, announced his resignation from the PDP in a letter written to the Chairman...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has stated that for Nigeria to develop and realized its true potentials, the country must undertake to restructure. Dogara, however, argued that for such to happen, there must be wide consultations among the leaders of the various regions in the country....

  Latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shown that the nation’s foreign exchange reserves have dropped to $47.303 billion, a three-month low. The reserves which were $47.697 billion on July 11, dropped by $394 million in 13 days, the CBN data revealed. The data revealed that...

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has pointed out that the major problems in Nigeria currently are unemployment and high cost of living, According to the bureau, most Nigerians believe that if the government can tackle the high rate of joblessness across the country, the other problems will be...

The Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) is collaborating with HIIT PLC to expand its ICT scope in line with global best standards of ICT in the Public Service. The collaboration is in acknowledgement of the pivotal role of Information Technology in driving the present day economy which is reflected...

    Recent developments relating to my nomination as Chairman of Board of Directors of Asset Management Corporation (AMCON) by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, the President & Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, GCFR, have opened a new page in my public life necessitating some sort...