archiveNovember 14, 2018

The Federal Government of Nigerian on Wednesday announced the issuance of $2.86 billion aggregate triple bond series under its Global Medium Term Note Programme. This was contained in a press statement by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday night which explained that the Notes comprise a $1.18 billion seven-year series,...

The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has stressed his commitment is to fix the Nigerian’s ailing economy. Abubarka said this on Wednesday during a meeting with Igbo leaders in Enugu. He said that he was worried about developments in...

  The Bureau of Public Enterprises has signed on KPMG as Transaction Adviser for the privatisation of NIPOST. The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh said the restructuring and modernization aimed at making NIPOST “one of the best integrated postal service providers in...

  The Dorados manager believes Manchester United's boss is the best in the world, even above his cross-town rival Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is a better manager than Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola, according to Diego Maradona, GOAL reported. Guardiola led City to the Premier League title last season...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that 487 business owners have benefited N407 billion from its Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) between 2009 and 2016. The agriculture credit scheme that was introduced in 2009 is a sub-component of the Federal Government’s Commercial Agriculture Development Programme (CADP) financed from...

Chairman of Igbo Leaders of Thought, The Patriots, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, SAN, said on Wednesday that he believes the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, would lead the country to greatness and that this would happen in his life time. Nwabueze said this on Wednesday in Enugu when the Peoples Democratic...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is  to arraign a former lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Richard Iyiola Akindele, at the Federal High Court, Osogbo. Akindele was accused of demanding sex from one of his students, Ms. Monica Osagie, in order to...

  One hundred and sixteen Nigerians stranded in the North Africa country – Libya were Wednesday deported. The deportees comprising 46 female adult; two female children ; five female infants as well as 56 male adults; six male children and eight male infants arrived the cargo wing of the Murtala...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the three persons, who stood as sureties for the leader of pro-Biafra separatist group Nnamdi Kanu to pay the sum of N100 million each to the court for failing to produce him in court since he was granted bail in April, 2017....

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the purchase of 400 Beretta assault rifles with 20,000 rounds of ammunition for the Nigeria Prisons Service. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abdulrahman Dambazau disclosed this Wednesday at the end of a meeting of the council which held inside the council chamber. The...