archiveFebruary 6, 2019

A former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said he was part of the Northern Elders and other similar bodies that endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Abdullahi, who restated his stand in Kaduna on Wednesday while speaking...

  For the fourth straight session, Nigeria’s equities market closed in the green territory, following investors’ interest across major counters. Specifically, the benchmark index notched higher by 0.16 per cent to 30,821.80 points on Wednesday. Against that backdrop, the Month-to-Date gain increased to 0.87 per cent, while the Year-to-Date loss...

The General Overseer of Christ Embassy Church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has called on Nigerians to be wise and not vote based on ethnic influences. The cleric said this at the church’s monthly communion service on Tuesday. Oyakhilome advised Nigerians to ensure they participate in this year’s general elections and vote...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sealed off the premises of Dantata Success and Profitable Company, Kano for engaging in illegal capital market activities. According to a statement from the Commission, the company was shut down for carrying out investment operations that fall within fund management without registration with...

Chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have voted to continue the ongoing strike. The decision was reached after a nationwide referendum conducted by the chapters of the union on Tuesday to decide whether to suspend the strike or not. The leadership of the union had on Monday...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said “previously used numbers for JAMB registrations can only be re-used by the same candidate, not another candidate”. This was contained in a bulletin released recently from the office of the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede. Oloyede confirmed that the board has...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill into law. According to a statement by the Presidential Liaison Officer to the Senate, Senator Ita Enang, the bill is meant to promote economic efficiency, maintain competitiveness in the Nigerian market and protect the welfare...

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet this week to consider the outcome of the referendum conducted by the various branches. The referendum was to consider the Federal Government’s new offer of N25 billion from the N50 billin demanded by the union...

  The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities strike without delay. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki emphasised the need for Nigeria’s universities to be re-opened...

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), says an upsurge in violent attacks in crisis-raven north-east Nigeria has displaced 59,200 people in the last three months. The UN migration agency warned, in Geneva, that Northeast Nigeria displacement crisis had continued due to “increased sophistication’’ of attackers. The agency noted the armed...