archiveNovember 7, 2018

  Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) turned bearish on Wednesday as the market All-Share Index (ASI) dropped by 0.14 per cent to 32,108.30 points, amidst sell pressure in stocks across sectors. As a result, the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date losses increased to 1.10 per cent and 16.04 per cent...

The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday called on all eligible voters in the state to go to their various polling units and check their names on the displayed voters register. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson made the announcement in Yenagoa, following the commencement of the display...

Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Dr. Kingsley Moghalu, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is not transparent, and deceitful. “The illegal payment of fuel subsidy shows the President Buhari administration is not transparent. His government is also deceitful and acting contrary to its claims of fighting corruption,” Moghalu’s...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has explained why President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be trusted to implement the ‘new’ minimum wage of N30, 000 which the tripartite committee recently   forward to the Federal Government. According to a statement issued by Atiku Media Office, the PDP...

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has said it never predicted the outcome of Nigeria’s 2019 general election. It denied ever saying that President Mohammadu will be re-elected  in 2019. It said that the report which was misinterpreted is a report of a thorough study based on the interviews...

The Nigeria Army has refuted recent reports that some troops operating in Benue State were ambushed by militias leading to a serious injury of one of its officers. The Force Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Maj. Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, Wednesday said that there was no incident leading to the ambush of...

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will depart Abuja today, to attend the Africa Investment Forum organised by the African Development Bank, scheduled to hold at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dubbed by organizers of the event as the “collective deal of the century for investment in...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent the 2019-2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) , and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP)  to the two arms of the National Assembly. The President in a letter addressed to president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, which content was read to senators at plenary, said work...

Elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said the Yoruba nation will not be deceived again by the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari next year. Speaking with Daily Independent, Adebanjo, revealed he has thrown his weight...

Unity Bank Plc has said it is currently on the verge of finalising a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will lead to capital injection into the bank to boost expansion and market competition. The Managing Director/CEO, Mrs. Tomi Somefun, who said this yesterday, during an interaction with journalists in Lagos,...