archiveJune 2019

  About 43 per cent of the candidates who took the April 2019 Final Bar Resit Examinations of the Nigerian Law School failed. The Council of Legal Education which runs the law school said in a statement on Saturday that the 43.10 per cent translated to 720 of the total ...

Nigeria’s 2019 general elections were not transparent and were marred by violence and harassment of voters, the European Union observer mission said. “Overall, the EU EOM concluded the 2019 elections were marked by severe operational and transparency shortcomings, electoral security problems and low turnout,” said EU Chief Observer, Maria Arena,...

The management of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, says it has begun investigations into an allegation of sexual misconduct involving one of its lecturers, Dr. O. O Aduwo. Mr. Bode Olofinmuagun, Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs of the institution in a statement on Saturday, said that...

  James Hope College (JHC) has reaffirmed its impressive stance on academic excellence with its recent award for the Cambridge Immerse Scholarship. Just a few months after the college published its outstanding IGCSE result, recording 100 per cent score in 14 subjects (A* - C), one of JHC’s students, Akajiugo...

Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, said in a meeting with executives of indigenous oil palm producers in Abuja on Friday that the bank has begun the investigation of the accounts of companies importing palm oil into the country. At the meeting which was had the Edo...

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  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan says henceforth the National Assembly (NASS) will ensure the passage of the nation’s appropriation bill within three months of its submission by the Executive arm of government. Lawan stated this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after joining President Muhammadu...

The Debt Management Office  (DMO) on Friday listed its first Eurobonds on FMDQ Securities Exchange platform to fund the budget deficit and other financing needs of the Federal Government. The listing comprises dual-tranche 2.50 billion dollars and triple-tranche 2.86 billion dollars Eurobonds. Speaking at the listing in Lagos, Ms Patience...

  The Federal Government has extended by two weeks, the deadline given to the Presidential Taskforce on the Apapa traffic gridlock to resolve the matter. This follows a request for extension by members of the taskforce and other stakeholders. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, approved the extension at a meeting...

  A gorilla has been said to have swallowed N6.8million in the Kano Zoological Gardens, BBC Pidgin reports. A finance officer in the zoo was quoted as saying the gorilla “sneaked into their office” and carted away the money, before swallowing it. The incident was said to have happened during...