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... Quiet on casualty figure The Nigerian Army said on Friday night that re-enforcing units deployed to Meteke in Guzamala local government area of Borneo State have repealed further attacks by Book haram terrorists noting that the situation has been brought under control. A statement on its Facebook page said,...

The Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka on Friday said he was done with the conferment of honorary awards on him. He said this while receiving an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters at the convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. “This is an institution where in the...

    Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended the week on Friday on a bearish note with the market All-Share Index down by 0.96 per cent as a result of profit taking by investors. The index which opened at 31,984.69 lost 305.90 points or 0.96 per cent to...

  The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has withdrawn and canceled the circular on Tier Based Minimum Solvency Capital (TBMSC) policy meant to recapitalize and reclassify insurance companies. The circular has since sent shockwaves within the insurance companies and observers across the continent. While some operators who have expended millions on...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday alleged that the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) were plotting to “militarize and scuttle the conduct of the 2019 general elections, particularly, the presidential poll.” The National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus said this when he led members of...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said the proposed increase in minimum wage to N30,000 for Nigerian workers would stimulate output growth in the economy. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, made this known in a communique published at the end of the 264th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee...

President Muhammadu Buhari, says leaders who undermine the economy by denying workers their benefits, while stuffing their personal accounts with public funds will not escape the current anti-corruption dragnet. The president stated this when he received All Progressives Congress (APC) delegation from Benue State, led by Senator George Akume, at...

TheAqdar World Summit, the leading event in the field of developing people and societies, will kick off Monday 26 November 2018. Held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), the Summit will be organized by the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program “Aqdar” in partnership with the United Nations and a...

  By Paul Obi 'He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a Lion. He hath indeed, better bettered expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how.' - William Shakespeare in Much Ado About Nothing...

  The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions has expressed a strong commitment for the accelerated amendment of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Act, 2006, to eliminate the gaps that have hindered the full realization of the public policy objectives of the implementation of the Deposit...