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  As Index down 0.02%   A  turnover of 1.107 billion shares worth N11.192 billion in 14,430 deals were traded last week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)in contrast to a total of 1.199 billion shares valued at N14.277 billion that exchanged hands the upper...

Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder and Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, on Saturday predicted that nothing would disturb the peace of Nigeria and its story would change for the better in the year 2019. Oyedepo made the declaration at the just concluded annual prophetic gathering of the Winners’ family,...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the presidency of "attempting to blackmail" Peter Obi, its vice-presidential candidate for the 2019 general election, claiming that Obi's accounts had been frozen. The party also claims that aside Peter Obi, the accounts belonging to his wife, his family members and their businesses...

  Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has called for the unity and integration of African states in order to advance development among Africans. Anyaoku made the call while delivering a keynote speech at the 1958 All African People’s Conference (AAPC), organised by the trio of the Institute of Commonwealth...

  At the cost of N220 billion. Facility to recoup investment in 20 years The Federal Government has said it will deliver the completed first phase of the Second Niger Bridge on February 28, 2022, at the cost of N220 billion. Already, the 16 per cent completed bridge has received...

Nigerians take the lead on lists of black billionaires, and one, Aliko Dangote, takes the top spots. With an estimated net worth of $10.3 billion, according to Bloomberg, the Dangote Group founder is the richest man in Africa. According to Forbes, he's also the richest black person in the world....

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has described the recent altercation between the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, and Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministries in Enugu as shameful. The CBCN, therefore, warned its members against partisan politics, saying doing such amounted...

The Board of UAC of Nigeria Plc has appointed Mrs. Omolara Elemide, the Executive Director, Corporate Services, as acting Group CEO with effect from January 1, 2019 following the retirement of the incumbent next month. Its Chairman, Mr Dan Agbor, has expressed the board’s appreciation to Bello for his dedicated...

Wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would have done better if not for two powerful persons. Mrs Buhari said her husband would have achieved a lot more than it had in three years if not “for two people in government who will...

  The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared that it would begin an indefinite strike from December 12. The polytechnic lecturers will join their university colleagues who have been on strike for a month. In a interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday morning, the National President of ASUP,...