archiveDecember 4, 2018

Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi has assured Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the All Progressives Congress Governorship candidate and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat that the people of Ikorodu will not betray them in their quest for the leadership of Lagos State. The monarch whose people welcomed Sanwo-Olu and his...

The United Nations (UN) has launched a global humanitarian appeal of $25 billion to provide support to no less than 93 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Nigeria and other countries in 2019. Speaking at the launch of a major annual analysis of global humanitarian needs in Geneva,...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange is set to host the 2018 edition of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) conference tagged - Exchange Traded Products: Evolving investment themes, Accessing New Markets and Enhancing Portfolio Alpha. The event is scheduled for December 5, 2018 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road - Lagos. The conference will...

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, on Tuesday called on Nigerians to give themselves credible elections in 2019 by avoiding acrimony and standing against electoral malpractices. Symington made the call at the Peace and Security Network (PSN) Quarterly Roundtable with the theme, “Towards 2019 Elections in Nigeria: Securitisation...

  Two key US Republican senators said they have “zero” doubt Saudi Arabia’s crown prince directed the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Senators came to the conclusion after they were briefed by the CIA director Tuesday. The explosive new declarations by members of President Donald Trump’s party run...

  The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended without any conclusion on Tuesday. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU National President, while speaking with newsmen at the end of the closed door meeting in Abuja noted that negotiations were still ongoing. He said both...

Proceedings in the Nigerian equities market turned positive on Tuesday, with the All-Share Index (ASI) gaining 0.68 per cent to close at 31,007.25 points, effectively wiping off the previous session’s loss. Consequently, the Month-to-Date returns turned positive at 0.43 per cent, while the Year-to-Date loss moderated to -18.92 per cent....

  “Because of his honesty, zero tolerance for corruption, Nigeria’s future is secured “President Muhammadu Buhari’s honesty, integrity and performance in the past three years in office as evidenced in the ability of the administration to do more even when the country is earning less, set him apart from all...