archiveMay 2019

  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...

  Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of holding their leaders accountable in the cause of governing them. Saraki ,in a statement to mark the president and governors’ inauguration, said Nigerians must take full ownership of democracy, its institutions and use them to entrench...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has decided to henceforth include the date of birth of corps members on the certificate of national service as a measure to guard against age falsification. In a statement, the NYSC Director-General, Brig Shuaibu Ibrahim, stated that the scheme observed that some...

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Thursday to attend the Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The 14th session of the Summit Conference of the OIC, scheduled to hold on Friday, May 31, will be hosted by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...