archiveMay 25, 2019

  Market transactions on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was bullish last week as The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 6.96 per cent to close the week at 30,881.29 and N13.602 trillion respectively. All other indices finished lower with the exception of the - NSE 30, NSE...

The Chairman and Lead Consultant of TPT International, Mr. Adetokunbo Modupe has expounded that disruptive innovation remains the critical life support that will define the future of Public Relations (PR) practice in Nigeria. Modupe, one of the leading lights in Nigeria’s PR practice, and a keynote speaker at the 2019...

  Petitions President Buhari   An advocacy-based Civil Society Organisation, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has thrown its weight behind the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) over its recent directive on the management of Local Government funds. In a letter dated 22nd May, 2019, signed by the...

An online Marketplace, Jumia Nigeria, on Friday projected that 55 per cent of Nigeria’s population would have access to mobile broadband by 2025. Omolola Onasanya, Head of Vendor Operations and Experience, Jumia Nigeria, made this known during the 2019 Mobile Report Launch held in Lagos. She said that 70 per...

  Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on governments at all levels to give priority attention to education. Ogunyemi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Awka. He said that since the return of...

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Saturday said that it was being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over listing of its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). A statement posted on the exchange web site signed by MTN Nigeria Communications, Company Secretary, Uto Ukpanah confirmed the...

  Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Godwin Emefiele, has attributed the success story recorded by t banks in recent times to the adoption of heterodox macroeconomic policies. He said that this at the University of Ibadan, on Friday, where he presented a paper entitled: “Up Against...

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has appealed to Lagos State Government to help in rehabilitation of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu truck park at Orile to decongest trucks in Apapa. NUPENG also reiterated its support for Presidential Task Force to clear Apapa Gridlock. Chairman, NUPENG Lagos,...

MTN’s Nigeria listing is being investigated by local authorities, the latest in a series of disputes in the wireless carrier’s largest market. Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has requested certain information and documentation regarding the May 16 listing, MTN Nigeria Communications said in a statement on Saturday. The...

Criticism and condemnation are mounting against the decision of the Federal Government to establish a radio station to exclusively serve Fulani herdsmen. Senior Advocates of Nigeria and a communication expert told Saturday Tribune that the move was not only patently illegal and unconstitutional, but the consequences for the nation’s economy...