archiveJuly 23, 2019

  The Edo State Governor, Dr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that there is no section of his state that will be made available for the federal government proposed Ruga Settlement. Obaseki, made the assertion Tuesday in a lecture titled: ‘The Challenges of Pastoralism and International Migration for Sustainable Peace and...

  The Senate has called on the Federal Government to ensure that all security agencies mop up all small arms and light weapons in circulation with a view to addressing the rising wave of insecurity in the country. It also urged the executive to take proactive measures to curtail insecurity...

  Fidelity Bank Plc on Tuesday said over 3,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) would be participating in its SME Funding Connect initiative aimed at bridging funding gap. Executive Director, Shared Services and Products, Chijioke Ugochukwu, stated this at the bank’s SMEs forum in Lagos. Ms Ugochukwu said the bank...

Members of Islamic sect, Shi’ites on Tuesday vowed to continue their protest on Wednesday despite the killing of their members. The sect said this at the funeral ceremony of their dead members in Suleja, Niger State. A statement by Abdullahi Muhammad Musa of the Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement,...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday described the list of ministerial nominees released by President Muhammadu Buhari as colourless and inspiring no hope in Nigerians. In a statement issued via its verified Twitter handle, the party said, the list showed the regard in which the President and his...

  CBN tasks FG on security for improved food production To ban forex on milk, Members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday voted unanimously to retain all key economic parameters, with the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) remained 13.5 per cent, the...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council, on Tuesday commiserated with Channels Television management over the unfortunate death of Precious Owolabi, one of its reporters in Abuja. The Chairman of the union, Dr Qasim Akinreti, said in Lagos, that the union sympathised with the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC)...

  Here is the full list of the 43 ministerial nominees presented to the Senate by President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday. President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan read the list at the plenary of the Senate at exactly 11:12am. Lawan also announced that the screening commences on Wednesday. Ikechukwu...

  Nigeria and electricity giant, Siemens, have signed a power deal that will lead to the production of 25,000 megawatts of electricity by 2025. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the indication at the Presidential Villa on Monday during a meeting with the Siemens’s Global Chief Executive Officer, Mr Joe Kaeser. He...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expanded the banking space in the country with the issuance of banking licences to three new players in the industry. With the additional licences, the numbers of banks operating in the country have increased to 23 from the previous 21, according to...