archiveJuly 16, 2019

The interbank segment of the Nigerian foreign exchange market received a fresh boost of 210 million dollars from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday. The CBN Director of Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, said this in a statement in Abuja.. He said the figures released by CBN...

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continued on the losing streak on Tuesday with the market indices extending their loss by 0.49 per cent even as investor recorded a loss of N68 billion. The All-Share Index, which opened at 28,341.03, shed 140.15 points or 0.49 per cent to close...

The Nigerian Navy, on Tuesday, released names of successful candidates in its 2019 Recruitment Aptitude Test. This was contained on its official website www.joinnigeriannavy.com. The candidates are to appear for interview at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School Ojo, Navy Town, Lagos from Monday 29 July – Tuesday 27 August 2019....

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate implementation of the N30,000 new national wage for Federal Public Service workers. The Chairman, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission, Chief Richard Egbule, disclosed while addressing a news conference on the implementation of the new national minimum wage on Tuesday in Abuja....

  The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE has announced that the second edition of Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS) 2020, themed ‘Enabling Global Aviation Growth through Fund Raising and Key Partnerships’ will be held in Dubai from January 27-29, 2020. According to a press statement by the...

  The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has warned against blanket demonization of herdsmen, especially of the Fulani stock, warning that such actions could be preamble to a breakout of violent confrontation against the Fulani. The bishop said hate speech often precedes any genocide experienced in history. Kukah spoke...

As Ihedioha moves to resuscitate Adapalm Imo State Government says it will partner with its Abia State counterpart in the development of agriculture in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha gave the hint during the flag-off of the 2019 farming...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde for making public his assets declarations documents in line with his electioneering campaign promise. Also, the candidate of the PDP in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, similarly expressed delight over the governor’s action. Makinde...

  The Nigerian Immigration Services generated a total of N39.06bn through the issuance of passports and other services within the 2018 fiscal period. The figure is contained in a report on the activities of the agency which was released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday. The NBS in...

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has started verifying the claims of no fewer than 4,160 unpaid investors of an illegal investment scheme organised by Dantata Success and Profitable Company. SEC said the verification exercise commenced on July 15 and is expected to end on Saturday July 20, 2019....