archiveJanuary 2019

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the ongoing strike would not be called off until the Federal Government fulfils all the agreement both parties reached in their last meeting. ASUU said it was tired of Federal Government’s antics of making unfulfilled promises. The lecturers insisted that...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has spelled out the voting procedures for the 2109 General Elections . The election umpire wrote via its verified Twitter handle , @inecnigeria. The following are the seven steps , as stated by INEC: Step 1: Upon arrival at the polling unit ,...

  Keystone Bank has floated ‘Keystone Bank Mobile App’ with Zero Data which will enable customers of the bank transact banking services at their convenience. The feature, which is another first from the Bank and in the Nigerian banking sector, enables customers enjoy banking services on their mobile phones without...

  The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that plans have been firmed up to roll out the Bus Reform Project of the state government in March with 820 high and medium capacity buses, saying that the initiative would redefine public transportation and make the state globally competitive....

China has pledged N2 billion (¥50 million) in military equipment to support Nigeria’s counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram. The Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjuan, said the initiative was part of military cooperation agreed upon by both nations in 2018. He made the disclosure during the signing of...

  Cheque transactions fall 5%; BVN-linked accounts hit 36m   Statistics from the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), showed that Point of Sales (PoS) usage in 2018 grew by 39.2 per cent, indicating that many Nigerians are now more attuned to the usage of the payment systems in their marketing...

  The Federal Government has decided to use the N100 billion Sovereign Sukuk bonds proceeds to construct 642.69 kilometres of roads across in Nigeria. The cheque for the money was presented by the Finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, to Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing on Thursday in...

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, has said the verdict of history would be hard on former Governor, Timipre Sylva. Dickson said that politicians who desecrated the opportunities to serve, to abuse state resources to lure Bayelsa youths to violence would face condemnation in the courts of posterity....

World Bank on Thursday said it has commenced a process that will lead to the selection of a new president. The commencement of the process follows the sudden exit last Monday of the incumbent president, Mr Jim Yong Kim, who announced he would be stepping down from his position effective...

  The possible replacement of the governors of three key African central banks this year could yield an unexpected surprise: policy stability. Time is running out on the first terms of Nigeria’s Godwin Emefiele, Kenya’s Patrick Njoroge and South Africa’s Lesetja Kganyago. While all three are eligible to serve another...