archiveJuly 13, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. The deceased was reportedly shot on Friday on the Kajola-Ore road in Ondo State by those the police described as armed robbers. In a statement by his Special...

  The All-Share Index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by 2.41 per cent while the Market Capitalization appreciated by 7.91 per cent to close the week at 28,566.79 and N13.922 trillion respectively. All other indices finished lower with the exception of the NSE Banking Index that rose by...

  A company in which Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has a stake, Simmons Coopers Partners, has been linked to another firm, Ocean Trust Limited, which was fingered in an alleged N100 billion scam involving Alpha Beta Consulting Limited and Alpha Beta LP. Ocean Trust Limited, which was accused of being a...

As group honours Irona   Imo State Government says it is committed to preserving the culture of the Igbo ethnic group, particularly, the language. Deputy Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Gerald Irona disclosed this while receiving a Civil Society Organisation, Green Pathway Initiative in his office in Owerri, weekend....

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has reacted to the killing on Friday of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Adams, who is the Leader of Oodua Peoples Congress, described Olakunrin’s killing by suspected herdsmen in Ondo State as...

  CEO says penalties will compel banks to offer more credit Lender plans to cut bad loans to 5% in three years from 10% CEO Herbert Wigwe discusses the growth of Access Bank’s retail business and central bank efforts to boost lending. Nigeria’s Access Bank has welcomed the central bank’s...