archiveAugust 1, 2019

By Ola Awoniyi   The screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate has come and gone but the dust it raised may take some time to settle. The announcement of ministerial nominations is always greeted with public excitement. And the case was not different this time round too, for obvious...

  The British Government has advised Nigerians to see Brexit as an opportunity of opening its relationship with the rest of the world through the exiting the EU. The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Gill Atkinson, gave the advice when she paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday started trading for the month of August with a growth of N14 billion. This was due to bargain hunting in the shares of MTN Nigeria, NASCON Allied Industries (NASCON) and 10 other stocks. Consequently, the market capitalisation improved by N14 billion to...

President Muhammadu Buhari, says the Federal Government’s introduced National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), has in three years, lifted no fewer than 5 million Nigerians out of extreme poverty.. Buhari said this at the opening of the Global Youth Employment Forum of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Abuja on Thursday....

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) on Thursday, warned that Nigeria was fast losing its reputation as a result of the widespread insecurity and crisis fuelled by divisive elements across the country. Speaking in Abuja, at the monthly meeting of the Federal Capital Territory Chapter of the NIPR, President...

  Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Thursday, rubbished a report by the Wall Street Journal which claimed that 1, 000 soldiers in the North-East were secretly buried under the cover of darkness after being killed by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents. The Director of Defence Information, Onyema Nwachukwu, insisted that...

A coalition of women organisations in Ogun State on Thursday seized the entrance gate to Governor Dapo Abiodun’s office, demanding 50 per cent women representation in his yet – to – be – constituted cabinet. The women drawn from Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), Justice Development and Peace...

The Wall Street Jurnal has reported that the Nigerian Army has a secret cemetery were soldiers killed in the battle to rid Nigeria of Boko Haram terrorist are buried. In the report written by Joe Parkinson said the secret cemetery at the Maimalari barracks grows. At the northern edge of...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  has said that the sudden closure of defence by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Progressives Congress (APC)  at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal a tactical move Buhari and APC said on Thursday that they have closed their defence before the Tribunal. Buhari’s lead lawyer,...

  Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the Lome-based parent company of Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Mr. Ayo Adepoju, as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).He was also named a member of the company’s Group Executive Committee. The new official, whose appointment takes immediate effect, will report directly to the...