archiveOctober 22, 2019

Three Nigerians are among other foreign nationals who on Tuesday suffered from fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners in different locations of Witbank, Mpumanlaga Province, South Africa, the Nigerian community has said. The National Spokesperson of the Nigeria Union, South Africa (NUSA), Mr Odefa Ikele, told the News Agency of Nigeria...

  Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN) has strongly upheld the premise that SON should be returned to the ports immediately for quality verification of imports to forestall the envisaged increase in the influx of substandard and life-threatening products into the country with the implementation of the African Continental Free...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed President Muhammadu Buhari’s determination to accelerate economic growth with a view to meeting the needs of Nigerians in his second term in office. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Simon Ebegbulem, on Tuesday,...

Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday staked N7.83 billion on 694.02 million shares in 2,780 deals. The volume of shares traded represented an increase of 182.29 per cent compared with 245.85 million shares valued at N1.36 billion transacted in 2,514 deals on Monday. Transactions in the shares...

Prof Charles Soludo, Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called for collective response in tackling poor healthcare system, poverty and other major challenges facing the country. Soludo made the call at the 26th Annual Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Development Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He said...

  Dr Tayo Haastrup, Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), FCT Chapter, says leadership failure is the major cause of the country’s underdevelopment. Hasstrup said this in Abuja on Tuesday during a news confrence organised in preparation for the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NIPR FCT chapter...

VP receives 2019 Compliance Report on Executive Order 001 on promotion of efficiency in Nigeria's business environment   The Buhari administration will continue its determined pursuit of reforming Nigeria's business environment until the full attainment of the objectives, which will bring dramatic changes in the country's economy, according to Vice...

Says NASS is building a new momentum for good governance in Nigeria   President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday inaugurated the principal officers of the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF). The inauguration is sequel to the conduct of election by the group at the National Assembly. Lawan, who presided...

  By Michael Owhoko Who will rescue Nigeria from the clutch of ethnic venom that is gradually but steadily being secreted by ethnic nationalists through their actions and behavioral disposition? I have opted to refrain from specific examples in this write up to water down envisaged reactions from those who...

VP receives US delegation We must actively engage in building bridges across religions and ethnicities to ensure a better society and nation, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday when he received at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, a delegation from US-based Bridgeway Community Church,...