archiveNovember 2018

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the governors who are aggrieved at the outcome of the party’s recent primaries are good party men, who would support the party and its candidates in their respective states despite their grievances. Oshiomhole stated this...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. EFCC Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Mr. Tony Orilade, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Orilade said the consignment was en...

  The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)  is preparing to release another list of debtors, an investigation has revealed. The corporation’s Head of Corporate Communications Department, Jude Nwauzo, confirmed this to our correspondent in a telephone chat. According to information obtained, the corporation has decided to expose the debtors...

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is partnering with The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to provide trainings for CISI’s qualifications in Nigeria, under the auspices of X-Academy, the knowledge platform of NSE. The partnership will result in CISI accrediting X-Academy as its training partner in Nigeria for qualifications...

  CNN filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Trump administration over the revocation of press credentials for White House Correspondent Jim Acosta. Acosta’s questions and reporting has been a frequent target of criticism by President Donald Trump. “We have asked this court for an immediate restraining order requiring the...

  The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the Federal Government would auction by subscription N115 billion worth of bonds on Nov. 21. The DMO said in a circular on its website on Tuesday that the five-year bonds of N35 billion to mature in April 2023 was offered at...

The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed shock and utter dismay at the behaviour of Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, new D.G. of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) in shutting down the offices and business premises of Nigeria Brewery Plc across the nation. Organised businesses under the auspices of NECA...

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to stop further deployment of police commissioners tothe state in order not to raise unnecessary tension. The lawmakers say the incessant deployment of police commissioners to the state is worrisome and necessitated its emergency...

.Says payment to verified depositors to commence soon The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji  Umaru Ibrahim on Tuesday said that the corporation has started the verification of insured depositors of 145 Microfinance Banks (MFBs), and six Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs) that the Central Bank of Nigeria...

  The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness has insisted that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has a case to answer over his alleged role in the disbursement of N5.865 billion Emergency Intervention Fund for the North-East. Osinbajo as the Chairman, Governing Board of National Emergency Management...