archiveJanuary 15, 2019

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his son-in-law, Mr. Junaid Abdullahi of allegedly engaging in corruption, economic sabotage and unethical conduct by using funds from fake contract awards to fund the president’s re-election campaign to the tune of...

  The Action Alliance (AA), a party formed by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State 14 years ago, has adopted Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its presidential candidate in the February 16 election. The national chairman of the party, Kenneth Udeze, disclosed this at a press...

Chairman of Steering Committee of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of deceiving Nigerians with his promise of restructuring during the 2015 election. Oyinlola, who dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2017 alongside other bigwigs over alleged marginalization, called on...

  The bulls continue to dominate the Nigerian equities market as the benchmark index appreciated by 0.58 per cent to 30,137.53 points on Tuesday, following interest across value stocks. Against the foregoing, the Month-to-Date loss moderated to 4.11 per cent. All sectoral indices closed positive, with the Insurance (+3.50%) index...

“I trust that you will find the principle-based approach and the constructs in the code helpful and consistent with our focus on making it easier to do business in Nigeria.” “With today’s event, Nigeria is taking a big stride in our efforts to be a preferred investment destination.” – VP...

  *There is no way Nigeria is returning to its past By Laolu Akande In this past three and a half years of the Buhari presidency, one, thankfully, has learnt, experienced and been part of quite a number of things. One of those things is the amount of dedication, the...

The Federal Government has expressed optimism to double its target this year by moving Nigeria’s ranking to sub-100 in the 2020 World Bank Doing Business Report.It expressed more optimism following last year’s target that was surpassed, where the country moved up 24 places in the last two years, with sub-Sahara...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to show concrete evidence of commitment to agreements on meeting its demands on its ongoing strike.. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the union would...

Moody's Investors Service has predicted that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow by 2.3 per cent in 2019, slightly higher than an estimated 1.9 per cent in 2018. It stated this in a report titled: "Sovereigns -- Sub-Saharan Africa: 2019 outlook negative as fiscal, external challenges persist despite easing...

Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has raised an alarm over the rising debt profile of the country, describing the position as worrisome. The Director General of NECA, Mr. Timothy Olawale, made the position of NECA known in Lagos on Monday when reacting to the release of third quarter report of...