archiveJuly 2019

    The PUNCH has removed its Daily Editor, Martin Ayankola over an offensive cartoon published in the newspaper last Thursday. Also asked to resign was the Saturday Editor, Olabisi Deji-Folutile over the same issue. There have been an outrage and backlash over a cartoon published on the back page...

  Airtel Africa shares fell sharply on Wednesday, a day after its debut $4.4 billion flotation on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Lagos, mirroring a similar decline on the London stock market where the telecoms firm has its primary listing. Airtel dropped 10 per cent in early trade on Wednesday,...

Mrs Bosede Ikhanoba, the Chairman, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Abuja chapter has urged accountants to embrace modern accounting technology to meet the expectations of their clients. She made the call during her investiture as the 10th chairman of the district and inauguration of new executive members...

A former Minister of Information and Communications, Mr Frank Nweke, has urged the Federal Government to put in place machinery that will attract more investments into the country. Nweke made the call at the 2nd Nigeria Roadshow of the 2019 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) in Abuja on Tuesday. News Agency...

  The Netherlands on Wednesday said it was concluding plans to further boost its agricultural ties with Nigeria, especially with oil palm development programme in three states. It named the states as Edo, Cross River and Akwa-Ibom, adding that the programme would start in Edo. It said that Mrs Sigrid...

  Senate President, Ahmad Lawan disclosed on Wednesday that the Senate will before the end of this week, receive the list of ministerial nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari. Lawan said this while responding to a point of Order raised by Senator Albert Bassey Akpan (PDP) Akwa Ibom North East who...

The Director-General of National Population Commission (NPoPC) Dr Ghaji Bello, on Wednesday said the Commission would use electronic enumeration method to determine the actual population of Nigeria. Bello said that Nigeria presently has an estimated population of about 198 million people, adding that the commission was determined to conduct a...

All the 50 medical students of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, are to get automatic employment, the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports. The appointment was approved by Gov. Kayode Fayemi. The decision of the governor was made known in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday in a statement by...

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa had a meeting with the Capital Market Master Plan Implementation Council (CAMMIC). Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, Mr Olutola Mobolurin, Chairman of CAMMIC, said the council was working on a National Savings Scheme Strategy for...

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) swelled on Tuesday with the admission of the cross border secondary listing of Airtel Africa 3.75 billion ordinary shares on the premium board at N363 per share. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Airtel Africa traded 100,110 shares valued...