archiveSeptember 2019

  Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, described the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on which platform he won the March 9, 2019 governorship election in the state, at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, as the triumph of truth over falsehood. He thanked the people for standing...

  A South African envoy expressed the country’s “sincerest apologies” to Nigeria on Monday, after a wave of anti-migrant attacks swept through Johannesburg and surrounding cities in recent weeks, fuelling diplomatic tensions. A meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the capital Abuja was held to convey President Cyrial Ramaphosa’s...

  Workers under the auspices of the Joint Public Sector Negotiating Council are getting set for a possible industrial action as a meeting of the Federal government and the unions again ended in a deadlock on Monday. The negotiations on the consequential adjustment which was earlier adjourned to September 4...

  … Hosts media representatives, treasurers and more to training sessions FMDQ Securities Exchange PLC activated the FMDQ Exchange Derivatives Market Development Project in 2018 to set the tone for and facilitate the launch of a standardised derivatives market in Nigeria by the Exchange. Critical to the success of this...

Vice President, Prof.  Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that all the ministers appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari will render their first performance report to the presidency in December this year. He disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management in Abuja,...

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo Monday said the present administration was committed to ensuring that Nigerians enjoy an improved standard of living which is comparable to what currently obtains in developed countries. Speaking at the opening of the 60th Nigerian Economic Society (NES) annual conference in Abuja, themed: “Economic Policies and Quality...

  The Nigerian equities market resumed trading week on Monday with a loss of 0.74 per cent, following losses achieved by medium and large equities. Specifically, the All Share Index (ASI) shed 204.68 points or 0.74 per cent to close at 27,574.32 against 27,779.000 achieved on Friday. Similarly, investors net...

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said that the federal government is not in a hurry to embark on an upward adjustment in the benchmark price of oil for the proposed 2020 budget following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facility which has resulted...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has finally reacted to xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa. Obasanjo in a letter written to the founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party, in South Africa, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi , urged Nigerians and others African countries whose citizens were affected by...

President Muhammadu Buhari has set up an Economic Advisory Council following the dissolution of the Economic Management Team. The advisory council would advise the President on economic policy matters and would report directly to his office. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,...