archiveOctober 24, 2018

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is to attend the 20th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum taking place in Tunis, Tunisia. The theme of the forum titled: "National School Meal Programmes for Food and Nutrition Security and Multiple Social Benefits" resonates with Nigeria's Homegrown School Feeding Programme of President Buhari’s...

  A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State has sentenced a man, Ayan Olubunmi, to two years imprisonment for posting nude pictures of his ex-lover, Asare Monica on the social media. Justice Taiwo Taiwoon Wednesday in his judgment also imposed a fine of N500,000 besides the two-year jail,...

The bears resurfaced strongly in the Nigerian equities market, as the market All-Share Index (ASI) fell by 2.37 per cent to 32,403.60 points, following significant sell pressure in the market’s heavyweight, Dangote Cement. Consequently, the Month-to-Date (-1.11 per cent) return turned negative, while the Year-to-Date loss increased to -15.27 per...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a budgetary proposal of N8.73 trillion for 2019 fiscal year, N400 billion lower than the 2018 budget. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, made this known while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the...

  The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has resolved to report the Federal Government to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) over its White Paper on “No work, no pay’’ policy. This formed part of the resolutions in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the NLC National Executive...

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has again said that the decision of the Bank to restrict access to the foreign exchange official window for the importation of 41 items is in the best interest of the Nigerian economy. Emefiele stated this in Lokoja, Kogi State,...

The Federal Government is to spend about N400 million on 4,000 small-scale entrepreneurs in Plateau State as part of its TradeMoni empowerment initiative. The gesture, according to its promoters, has been concretised between the Bank of Industry and GDM Group, had been part of government’s efforts to eradicate unemployment and...

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday signed an executive order to stop the payment of education development levy by students of government-owned schools in the state. The Education Development Levy was introduced by the immediate past governor, Ayodele Fayose in 2015. The levy mandates payment of N500 and...

“I am Alive and Well” – Atiku speaks on alleged medical trip to Dubai The Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO) Gbenga Daniel has predicted a landslide victory for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the 2019 general election. The...

  The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has criticised the Federal Government for lack of coordination and the nation’s security agencies for not working for a common purpose. As the 2019 elections drew nearer, the Sultan also warned that politicians might want to orchestrate the type of violent crisis that...