archiveOctober 2019

    An Economist, Mr Titus Okuroumu on Thursday said the establishment of more vocational centres would go a long in tackling extreme poverty in Nigeria. Okuroumu, a former CBN Director said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “Acquiring skills from such centres...

  Dr Lateef Folorunso, the Head of Fisheries Centre in the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has enjoined the Federal Governments to currently direct its  energies at achieving self sufficiency in fish production. Folorunso told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that Nigeria could only plan for exporting its...

Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB), has reiterated the need for a “General Capital Increase’’ to   fast-track Africa’s growth and development. Adesina said this at the 5th Extraordinary meeting of the Board of Governors held in Abidjan. He said that strong support from the governors and the bank’s...

The Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai on Thursday said that the Operation Positive Identification would not hinder the day-to-day activities of Nigerians. Buratai made this known while fielding questions from the House of Representatives Committee on Army in Abuja. Represented by the Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Maj.-Gen. Usman...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, says the Ministry is working hard to educate  Nigerian students to be employers of labour rather than job seekers after graduation. Pantami said this at the MTN Foundation Scholarship Award and Alumni Induction ceremony in on Thursday in Abuja. The...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command, says it will commence “Operation Show Your Driver’s Licence” from Nov. 4, as part of efforts to enforce collection of abandoned licences in its offices. In a statement on Thursday in Lagos, DRC Olabisi Sonusi, the Acting Sector Public Education...

Oil downstream sector operator, Forte Oil has reported profit after tax growth of 1,408 per cent for Q3 2019 Forte Oil, whose financial statement for the 9 months period ended September 30, 2019, was released on Wednesday, recorded a revenue increase of 30.30 per cent to N123.5 billion from N94.8...

The acting Director General of Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms. Mary Uduk has said lack of good corporate governance is one of the reasons why some investors are avoiding investing in the capital market. Uduk said this on Thursday in Abuja at a conference on capital market. She said the...

The Socio-Economic and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the establishment of a special human rights court to be vested with the mandate of ensuring strict adherence to fundamental rights in Nigeria. The civil society organisation said the court would step in “when there is a breach of, or a...

  Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has disclosed that the non-availability of a teaching hospital in Ondo State was a major factor that saw to the brain drain of health professionals from the State, which he described as worrisome. Akeredolu, however, revealed that the move by his administration to establish...