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Jumia Travel on 1st of February 2018, celebrated the 2nd edition of the Nigeria Travel Awards, which was marked with pomp and color.  The awards aimed at celebrating hoteliers, airlines and travel websites for their contributions to the success of the travel, hospitality and tourism industries in 2017, as well...

The wife of the Ondo State Governor and the founder of Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu on Sunday, 4th of February, joined millions of others across the globe to mark World Cancer Day celebration - a day set aside to raise awareness on the millions of...

My friends issued statement countering my position Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has affirmed the validity of the first statement he issued on Sunday that President Muhammadu Buhari should not seek re-election in 2019 and that he should allow a younger element to take over the presidency. There...

…Wants weak Finance Control Act reviewed The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has challenged Treasury managers to ensure transparency and accountability in the management and control of the country’s public finance. She gave the advice at the second National Treasury Workshop held in Tinapa, Cross River State. The...

The attention of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has been drawn to a TV news report suggesting that he was in Kano State on Saturday, 3rd of February, 2018 to meet with some political groups. This is completely false and misleading. On the contrary, the Vice President, as was well...

  Fitch Ratings, a leading global rating agency in its latest report, has upgraded Access Bank’s National Long-Term Rating to 'A+ from 'A. At the same time, Fitch affirmed the Bank’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B'. According to the rating agency, “Access Bank’s IDRs are driven by the...

The All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by 1.98 per cent and 2.09 per cent to close the week at 44,639.99 and N16.019 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE-Main Board, NSE Consumer Goods...

In the light of her endless commitment to ending Breast Cancer as a life threatening disease, through public education, patient support, advocacy and research, wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has received a part on the back for giving so much to the humanity. The Executive Governor of...

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of playing politics with his recent open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu said this on Friday when he spoke with newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on his way...

The Federal Government has commenced Automatic Exchange of Tax Information (AETI), on overseas assets held by Nigerians. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this while receiving Progress Report on Tax Laws Reform by the Vice Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, in Abuja,...