archiveJuly 2019

    President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm felicitations to Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on his 85th birthday, July 13, 2019. He rejoiced with the literary icon for being one of the country’s greatest prides, and a universal brand. President Buhari, in a statement by the Special Adviser on...

Witnesses of Atiku Abubakar, 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been reportedly attacked by unknown gunmen. This was disclosed in a post by the PDP on its verified Twitter page on Friday. According to the party, the witnesses attacked were meant to testify at the Presidential...

  Ecobank Nigeria has said that it plans to repay the $250 million outstanding Eurobond on August 14, 2019, two years ahead of its maturity date. The bond was issued in August 2014 with 8.75 per cent rate to one of the bank’s largest subsidiaries; EBN Finance Company BV and...

  The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila has announced the appointment Mr. Olanrewaju Lasisi Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Other members of his media team whose appointments, he said, take immediate effect include Chief Press Secretary, Musa Abdullahi Krishi; Special Assistant on New Media, Bukola...

Popular Nigerian Blogger, Linda Ikeji has been awarded the African Media Personality of the Year award at the 2019 African Achievers Awards. The award ceremony in its 9th edition of took place at the House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom. The prestigious awards which is an annual awards...

  Indications emerged on Thursday that JP Morgan Chase will appeal a court decision that dismissed its motion to halt last February its prosecution by the Nigerian government. Details of the development were contained in a skeleton argument presented by the Nigerian government through its lawyers during a case management...

  The Utilities Consumers Rights Advocate Initiative has urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to brace up to its responsibility of protecting consumers’ rights in the power sector. A principal partner of the rights group, Akinbodunse Shadrack, made the plea during a courtesy call to  the Ibadan Zonal Office...

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, struck out a suit seeking an order to halt the confirmation of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Ibrahim Muhammad. It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari during the week asked the Senate to confirm Mr Muhammad’s as the substantive...

Information Technology (IT) experts have urged internet users to be mindful of what they post online so as to ensure their safety. The experts gave the advice on Thursday in Lagos during the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) 2019, with the theme: ‘Enabling Digital Common Wealth For Development’. The experts...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 163 Nigerian returnees who had been stranded in Libya, but assisted to come back home. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alhaji Idris Muhammed, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Region, NEMA, confirmed the development to journalists on Friday in...