archiveMay 30, 2019

  The 8th Senate on Thursday concluded its business session and adjourned till June 6 for valedictory, to mark the end of the session. The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over plenary, made the announcement at the end of the day’s session. In his remarks, Ekweremadu...

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to a bill seeking the establishment of Nigeria Maritime University in Okerenkoko Delta State because of funding issues. The President conveyed his decision to the Senate in a letter on Thursday, citing excessive funding provisions for the institution as the major reason for his...

  Appoints former Head of Service as SSG Promises to address issues around minimum wage   Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu Thursday issued an executive order aimed at addressing sanitation issues and traffic congestion in the state. Aside, the governor appointed former Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs. Folashade...

  The National Industrial Court, Abuja on Thursday ordered the immediate reinstatement of  Mounir Gwarzo, the suspended Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), back to his position. Justice Sanusi Kado, in his judgment, held that the Minister of finance,  named as second defendant in the suit  lacked the...

    The bearish sentiments continued to dominate equities transactions on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as the All-Share Index dropped by 0.17 per cent on Thursday after the work-free day to mark the May 29 inauguration date. Specifically, the All-Share Index lost 52.81 points or 0.17 per cent to...

  The House of Representatives has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the Executive Order revoking all gun certificates and licences throughout the federation. This was sequel to adoption of a motion of Matter of Urgent Public Importance by Rep. Nnenna Ukeje (PDP-Abia) at the plenary on Thursday. According to...

  Urges Buhari to accord security needed priority*   As President Muhammadu Buhari begins his second term in office, the National Vice President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke has admonished him to evolve a more pragmatic mechanism that could tackle the insecurity now becoming...

  Dangote Cement Plc (DCP), the largest listed company on the nation’s bourse, on Thursday unveiled the 2018 Dangote Cement Sustainability Report, outlining its sustainability initiatives. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Sustainability Report was unveiled at the maiden edition of ‘Facts Behind the Sustainability Report’ (FBSR) at...

The 83-year-old Muslim Cleric, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, who saved the lives of hundreds of persons fleeing from attacks by suspected bandits in Yelwan Gindi Akwati, Swei and Nghar villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, has been described as a hero by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN....

  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned President Mohammadu Buhari, and the newly sworn-in governors against trying to influence election tribunal judges engaged in the proceedings of post-election court cases in different election tribunals in the country. The body cautioned Buhari and the governors by reminding them that unduly...