archiveSeptember 21, 2019

A total turnover of 1.272 billion shares worth N18.750 billion in 19,482 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian  Stock Exchange (NSE) in contrast to a total of 1.147 billion shares valued at N14.082 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,980 deals. The...

The presidency has expressed disappointment with UN rapporteur report of violence in Nigeria which It said was silent on intra-group, inter-group and community violence. The preliminary statement released by the UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard at the end of her 12-day mission to Nigeria read “Nigeria is a pressure cooker...

Experts in the oil and gas sector have appealed to the Federal Government to provide non- cash guarantees for developers of modular refineries, to attract both foreign and local investors. The experts made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday, against...

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says it is very important and more beneficial for Nigeria as a nation to remain together, than to be apart. “Rather than promoting division, Nigerians should continue to promote unity and togetherness,” Osinbajo said on Saturday in Osogbo while delivering the 8th convocation lecture of...

Detained convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore is now to stand trial on a seven -count charge bordering on treasonable felony and money laundering following the filing of the charge against him by the federal government. Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the February 23 presidential...

The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, at the weekend said the current administration remained committed to due process in its contractual agreements with investors. Speaking at the 2019 USAfrica Business Expo in New York at the weekend, Okoyen assured existing and potential investors in Nigeria...

  Confirms receipt of MTEF from the Executive The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Friday that the National Assembly is eager to receive the 2020 budget proposals. "We are hopeful and optimistic, as well as hungry and thirsty, to receive the 2020 appropriations bill," Lawan told reporters...

The University of Ibadan, Oyo State has released the cut-off marks for candidates who chose the institution in the 2019/2020 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Idowu Olayinka announced the cut-off marks in a statement issued on Saturday. The cut-off marks for all departments in various...

  Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the plan to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from five per cent to 7.5 per cent is in the right direction to raise country’s revenue. Emefiele stated this while fielding questions from journalists after the Monetary Policy...