archiveOctober 29, 2019

The World Bank has pledged its support towards assisting Nigeria to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to address poverty and service delivery by government. World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, made the pledged at the opening of a Peer Learning Event organised by the Nigeria Governors...

The Federal Ministry of Health has said that Nigerians, living with cancer would now save up to 50 percent of treatment cost as it launches a pioneer Chemotherapy Access Treatment (CAP) Programme. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, while launching the CAP at the National hospital Abuja...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele says more than N100 billion is needed to revive Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) sub sector. Emefiele said this while speaking with newsmen after signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with some critical stakeholders at the sub...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday gave an assurance that the upper chamber will accord the Colleges of Education Amendment Bills speedy consideration. Lawan gave this assurance when chairmen of councils of Colleges of Education paid him a courtesy visit at the National Assembly, Abuja. The chairmen had...

President Jose Vaz of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday named a new prime minister but his sacked predecessor refused to step down, intensifying a bitter power struggle between Vaz and the ruling party weeks ahead of a presidential election. Vaz, who is running again in the Nov. 24 poll, dissolved the government...

Sell pressure recorded by highly capitalised stocks forced the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indices to close negative on Tuesday. Consequently, the crucial market indicators dipped 0.53 per cent, amid profit taking by investors. The All Share Index lost 140.06 points or 0.53 per cent to close at 26,244.39 against...

Sterling Bank Plc, a full-service national commercial bank, has reported a net interest income growth of N47.53 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 as against N39.834 billion for the corresponding period of 2018, representing a growth of 19.3 per cent. The double-digit net interest income growth was...

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE  3-DAY CONFERENCE AND RETREAT FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP OFFICERS OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE ON THE 28TH OF OCTOBER, 2019. Protocols I am delighted to join you at this opening ceremony of...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange has announced that the 7th edition of its bi-annual Nigerian Capital Market Information Security Forum (NCMISF), themed, “The Nigeria Data Protection Regulation: Achieving Compliance”,  will hold on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at the NSE Event Center, 2-4 Customs Street, Lagos. According to a press statement...

  mandates Committee to carry out investigation The Senate has directed the management of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to stay action on the recent increment of tuition fees for students attending the institution. The upper chamber on Tuesday also mandated its Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFUND to investigate...