archiveJanuary 2019

The Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has completed work on two books to mark the first year anniversary of the installation of Iba Gani Ige Abiodun Adams as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. The Chairman of the union, Dr. Qasim Akinreti, who disclosed...

President has enormous powers in PIGB, analysts insist A new report released in New York by the United Nations Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) has revealed that Nigeria lost an estimated $2.8 billion in revenues in 2018, mainly due...

  Despite government’s effort to boost business environment in the country and improve on ease of doing business, analysts say that Forbes rating on Nigeria as the 110th best country to do business and 14th in Africa is a confirmation of the unfriendly business environment in Nigeria. Economists who spoke...

The Kogi State Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples' Democratic Party has placed all Nigerians especially the high commands of the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Army, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps as well as the general public on high alert on the alleged discovery of a covert...

  *VP receives rousing reception from crowds in Oke-Ogun towns, Oyo State The forthrightness and sincerity of the Buhari government is not in doubt and Nigerians should stand with this administration in the coming elections, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this over the weekend during...

  Poised to ensure its customers are protected and operate their accounts in a safe and secure environment, Zenith Bank Plc has scored yet another first with the introduction of Account Blocking code *966*911#. A statement by the bank at the weekend said customers who suspect their accounts have been...

The Nigerian bourse began the 2019 operations with the market All-Share-Index depreciating by 1.28 per cent while Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.78 per cent to close the week at 30,638.90 and N11.426 trillion respectively. All other indices finished lower with the exception of the NSE Oil and Gas Index that...

  The Maiduguri regional office of a Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust was invaded by some armed military men on Sunday. The troops arrested the regional editor, Uthman Abubakar and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab and shut the gate of the office. A source at the Daily Trust said the arrest of...

Nigeria’s Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram affiliated to the Islamic State militant group, has intensified attacks against the army in the northeast of the country at an alarming rate, and the military appears to be struggling. Here are the principal reasons: Better-armed jihadists Fighters...

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, has asked the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mamoud Yakubu, to reverse the recent deployment of Mrs Amina Zakari, one of its commissioners. Zakari, a niece of President Muhammadu Buhari’s, was on Thursday...