archiveOctober 2019

Dr Doyin Salami, the Chairman, National Economic Advisory Council has urged States and Federal Governments to work together to ensure economic growth and development of the country. Salami, one of the panelists at the summit gave the advice during a panel discussion at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja...

    Activities on the nation’s bourse resumed for the week on Monday still on negative territory with crucial market indicators dropping further by 0.45 per cent. Specifically, the market capitalisation lost N59 billion or 0.45 per cent to close at N13.078 trillion against N13.137 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index,...

The Federal Government on Monday offered for subscription two-year savings bond at 11.244 per cent and three-year savings bond at 12.244 per cent per annum, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said. According to the offer circular obtained from the DMO website, the two-year bond will be due in October...

  Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning says the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase will impact more on consumption by  urban communities and the wealthier sections of the population. Ahmed, who said this at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on Monday, explained...

  The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari is set to present the 2020 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS) on Tuesday. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development at the end of an extraordinary meeting of...

  Manchester United’s struggles are the result of poor planning by the club’s board and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs time and money to get the team back on track, former defender Gary Neville has said. United, once the dominant force in English football, made their worst start to a...

The BBC Africa Eye has released a year-long investigation documenting the sexual harassment behaviour of some lecturers at the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana. In the 13-minute video released by the media house on Monday, Dr Boniface Igbenuhue, a lecturer of the Faculty of Arts in Unilag,...

Twenty-six-year-old Mercy Eke made history, as the first woman to win the BBNaija reality TV show prize. Ceece had come close to winning the big prize in the last season, having become one of the two last two finalists, but she missed it. According to her bio on BBNAija website,...

  Applauds Buhari for nominating him for reelection President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina for a second term in office as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Adesina, who was Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has presided over the...

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