archiveJune 2019

Osun Government says its proposed economic summit is aimed at attracting investments in critical growth sectors and diversifying sustainable economic growth in the state. Prof. Olalekan Yinusa, the Supervisory Director for the state Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, made the assertion on Sunday in Osogbo while reviewing the plans...

  Liverpool Football club on Saturday defeated a fellow Premiership club, Tottenham Hotspur, to emerge the winner of the prestigious Champions League Cup for 2018/2019 season. All the club needed to clinch the trophy were Mohamed Salah penalty and Divock Origi’s sealer. A jubilant Klopp speaks, the coach of the...

  Probe of ex-gov likely soon •Sanwo-Olu appoints Ayinde as Chief of Staff LESS than 72 hours after the change of governorship baton in Lagos State, strong indications have emerged that a humiliating probe is likely on the way for the immediate past governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, over alleged financial misdeeds....

  No fewer than 60,000 candidates on Saturday sat for Computer Based Test (CBT) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recruitment exercise in the country. Mr Isaiah Inuwa, Chief Operating Officer Corporate Services, disclosed this to newsmen while monitoring some of the CBT centres in Abuja. He said that...

A turnover of 1.082 billion shares worth N18.111 billion in 16,400 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock  Exchange (NSE) in contrast to a total of 1.698 billion shares valued at N57.895 billion that exchanged hands last week in 24,328 deals. The market...

  Dangote Group, Nigeria has for the second year emerged as the most admired African brand, of African continent origin, by consumers ahead of the telecommunication giant, MTN in a survey of 100 Africa best brands announced in Johannesburg at the weekend. According to the South Africa based Brand Africa...

  Global consulting firm, Mercer, has projected that Lagos will be the largest city in the world by the year 2100 with a population of over 88 million residents. A statement quoted the company’s Head of Strategy and Geographic Expansion, Pearl Siffel, as saying this during the launch of a...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, commended the decision of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to support the Inter-Basin Water Transfer project, aimed at recharging the Lake Chad. The president, who gave the commendation at the opening of the 14th Summit of the OIC hosted...

  China on Saturday increased tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. goods as it prepares to unveil a blacklist of “unreliable” foreign companies that analysts say aims to punish U.S. and foreign firms cutting off supplies to telecoms giant Huawei. Beijing’s move hits 60 billion dollars worth of...

      The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has lambasted those criticizing President Muhammad Buhari for attending this year’s Organization of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, summit in Saudi Arabia. According to MURIC, such persons or groups are in urgent need of ‘anti-Islamophobia’ vaccine. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, had yesterday...