archiveJuly 3, 2019

  The Lagos State Government (LASG) has released N784,690 million to offset the Accrued Pension Rights (ACR) of its retirees. This was disclosed in a statement released by Mrs Ajoke Lawal, the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) spokesperson, on Wednesday in Lagos. She said the state government released funds every...

  The bearish performance of the Nigerian equities market extended into the third consecutive sessions on Wednesday as sale pressures in high capitalised stocks dragged the benchmark index by 0.07 per cent lower. Specifically, the All Share Index (ASI) shed 19.89 points, representing a dip of 0.07 per cent to...

        Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says cattle should not take priority over human beings as President Muhammadu Buhari's plans to settle herdsmen on lands across states of Nigeria. He said this while fielding questions from journalists about the proposed Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) initiative. “RUGA is...

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate prosecution of the former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, over his alleged role in the reported National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) N2.5 billion fraud. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, yesterday, also demanded...

  The Senate on Wednesday constituted a seven-man ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged assault of a woman at a toy shop in Abuja by Senator Elisha Abbo. The Adamawa North Senator, said to be the youngest in the chamber, was observed in a 10-minutes video footage recklessly slapping a lady...