archiveJuly 2019

Human right lawyer, Kayode Ajulo, has raised the alarm that members of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) are now manning Ondo state's major highway. Barrister Ajulo, in a post on his social media page, said he saw members of the group mounting the checkpoints along the highway...

  Royal Exchange Plc, has announced a 39.25 per cent acquisition in its general insurance subsidiary, the Royal Exchange General Insurance Company (REGIC) by InsuResilience Investment Fund (IIF). Mr Wilson Okoh-Esene, Group Head. Corporate Communications, Royal Exchange Assurance PLC confirmed the stake in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria...

  As oil landlords insist on Imo producing next NDDC MD   Deputy Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Gerald Irona says the state Government will not grant amnesty to any criminal in the state. He gave the warning while addressing stakeholders of Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta during a stakeholders meeting at Oguta...

The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is working towards ending HIV/AIDS epidemics in Nigeria and the world generally by 2020. The agency has rated Nigeria 62: 88: 68 as achievement level out of the 90: 90: 90 Target for vision 2020. Ms Rupa Bhadra, the Communication Officer of...

Mr Osaretin Adonri, Assistant Representative, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says population clock is not a reliable indicator to guarantee accurate population figure of any nation. He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that “population clock is only an electronic projection that is functional based on programming.”...

  Activities on the nation’s bourse opened for the week on Monday on downward posture, with crucial market indices shedding 0.40 per cent. Superficially, market capitalisation which opened at N13.606 trillion, lost N54 billion or 0.40 per cent to close at N13.552 trillion against N13.606 trillion on Friday. Similarly, the...

  The Federal Government has announced more prizes for winners at the 2nd National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Awards ceremony slated for Aug. 1, 2019. A statement by Mr Tola Johnson, representative of the Office of the Vice President on the MSMEs Committee, indicated that three of the...

  An anti-corruption advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the rising number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. The group asked the ICC Prosecutor, Mrs Fatou Bensouda, to investigate whether the failure of the Nigerian leaders to address the problem of...

  The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called for elimination of fuel and foreign exchange subsidies in order to address structural defects in the economy. The association made this call in its quarterly economic review report for the second quarter of the year (Q2’19), stressing...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, on Sunday, warned that the Yoruba people could resort to self-help against the “increasing and incessant menace of herders” in the face of “apparent helplessness” of Nigeria’s security agencies. The Alaafin issued the warning in a letter – titled “Yoruba Question in Nigeria Conundrum”...