archiveMay 2019

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has said that the emir of Kano, HRH Sanusi II is supposed to be reporting to the chairman of the local government and not the governor. Speaking with state house correspondents at the Progressive Governors Forum award ceremony at the presidential villa in Abuja,...

    The Court of Appeal has held that the ex parte order obtained by the Federal Government at the Code of Conduct Tribunal directing the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen to step aside was shrouded in secrecy. The three-man panel of the court further held...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has made public its intention to commence the second phase of its ongoing audit of SIM registration data and registration processes across all Mobile Network Operator (MNO) platforms. According to a statement from NCC, the exercise, which would commence shortly, was necessary to provide...

The prevailing power blackout In Nigeria may last longer than expected as the national electricity grid collapsed three times in less than 24 hours. The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Thursday evening confirmed that there was a total system collapse of the Transmission Company of Nigeria national grid on Wednesday afternoon...

The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson on Wednesday described the civil service as the main vehicle for the implementation of government programmes and policies. According to him, without a functional civil service, government at every level will find it difficult to operate as they drive the...

The Federal Government will welcome collaboration with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in key aspects of improving the economy including the Ease of Doing Business, the privatization of public enterprises, amongst others, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja today when a delegation from...

  The National Chairman, North East Commodity Association (NECAS), Alhaji Sadiq Daware, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s reappointment of Mr Godwin Emefiele as CBN Governor. Daware who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Thursday in Yola on the renomination of Emefiele for the post, said it was good news...

The 10th Annual General Meeting of the Club Inspirati, an NGO centred on self-development through personal effectiveness and personal finance advocacy, is billed to hold in Lagos, on Friday, May 24, 2019. Founded by Deacon Lanre Inspirati-Oyetade, a journalist, on August 08, 2008, the Club has its aim as inspiring...

The Nigerian bourse on Thursday sustained its bearish run for the fourth consecutive day with a loss of N20 billion, due to sell-offs across large capitalised stocks. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N10.880 trillion lost N20 billion to close at N10.860 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index closed lower...

  The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday in New York announced the appointment of His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, as one of his new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates for 2019-2020. A statement by UN quoted Guterres as saying that the appointment was sequel...