archiveAugust 21, 2019

    The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday issued N59.53 billion Federal Government bonds for the three tenors it offered to various investors who subscribed at the auction. The DMO said this in a statement it issued in Abuja after the auction. It said it offered N40 billion for...

  Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday heave a sigh of relief as the All-Share Index rallied by 294.32 points or 1.09 per cent to close at 27,352.94 against 27,058.62 on Tuesday. The upturn was impacted by gains recorded in medium and large capitalised stocks, among which...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari's new cabinet as a team made up of persons “indicted for corruption and treasury looting". The party made its position known in a statement by National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbodiyan. Ologbodiyan said all 43 ministers are, “a poor parade...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Ade Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff to the President. Ipaye who was former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State works from the Office of the Vice President. The President has also approved the re-appointment of Adeyemi Dipeolu,...

”Today marks another milestone in the history of my second term in Office after Nigerians overwhelmingly voted the All Progressives Congress during the 2019 general elections. The outcome of the election was a clear testimony of the strong confidence of our people in this Administration, and we must not let...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has delisted two defunct banks- Skye Bank Plc and Fortis Microfinance Bank Plc. This brings an end to shares exchange for the defunct banks. The delisting was sequel to the decision of the National Council of the NSE, which had approved the delisting of the...

  The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar against the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the 2019 presidential election. The five-member panel of the tribunal led by Mohammed Garba reserved judgement...

  The Lagos State Examinations Board has released the results of the 2019/2020 Screening Test into Lagos State Junior Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools. Dr Oluwafemi Hassan, Director, Lagos State Examinations, disclosed this in a statement released to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday. Hassan said the candidates that...

  A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has kicked against the latest plan by the Department of State Services (DSS) to incriminate the convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore. The group disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja in a statement jointly signed by Deji Adeyanju of Concerned Nigerians, Adebayo...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the newly inaugurated Ministers there was an urgent task ahead of them to lift Nigerians out of poverty, secure lives and property as well as grow the economy. The party also said that Nigerians are also waiting for them to build infrastructure, bring...