archiveSeptember 6, 2018

  Investment sentiment on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) remained bearish on Thursday as the ASI dropped further by 0.88 per cent to close the day at34,110.22 points, amidst intense sell pressure in banking and consumer goods large-cap counters. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date losses increased to -2.12% and -10.81%,...

By Amos Oladele At the latest count, we now have 91 registered political parties in Nigeria. This is courtesy of the recent registration of 23 new political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Needless to say, the 91 parties will, even if just on paper, vie for the...

The second edition of the national leadership prayer day which the Oluwo of Iwo kingdom, Osun State, His Imperial Majesty Oba AbdulRasheed Adewale Akanbi, Ilufemiloye, Telu 1 instituted last year will hold on Sunday, September 16, 2018 on the premises of the monarch’s palace, Aafin Oluwo in the ancient town...

  The office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has officially launched a website where consumers can directly lodge complaints. This was disclosed by the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Chief Osita Aboloma at the occasion of the award of the Mandatory Conformity...

The three Inspectors who raided the home of elder statesman, Edwin Clark, have been dismissed by the Nigeria Police Force. Their dismissal was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Jimoh Moshood on Thursday. Operatives of the Force, on Tuesday, raided the Abuja residence of the...

  There was jubilation at Utako market, Abuja, on Thursday as the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, inaugurated the TraderMoni scheme. TraderMoni is a Federal Government’s initiative aimed at providing two million petty traders across the country with collateral-free loans before the end of the year. The ecstatic traders cheered...

  The Paramount Ruler of Ekeremor town in Bayelsa Stste, Chief Agbodo Gbaseimor has warned women against possible abuse of the safe motherhood initiative. He advised the women not to rush in registering for the programme only to go elsewhere to have their babies delivered after collecting the goodies that...

  Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday lamented the growing division in Nigeria, warning that the country risks drifting into anarchy if nothing is done quickly to curtail the division. He said Nigeria has never been so divided as it is now and lamented that the nation is at the...

    The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the country recorded foreign trade valued at N6.57 billion in the second quarter. The bureau disclosed this in its “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics” (Q2 2018) report released on Thursday in Abuja. It said the figure was – 8.9 per cent...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday secured the support of the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, for the building of the 3,050 megawatts Mambila hydroelectric power project. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement from Beijing, China, where Buhari met...