archiveOctober 2019

  - Lauds Udom Emmanuel for investing in agriculture   Nigeria will continue to wallow in poverty, insecurity and massive unemployment unless the government is serious about divesting itself from a consuming nation to a productive one. The declaration was made at the weekend by a political economist and Chief...

  The Insurance sector life annuity fund portfolio stood at about N323 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2019. The information was made available by Mr Rasaq Salami, Head, Commissioner for Insurance Directorate of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Salami...

  Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says the challenges of youth unemployment, poverty, corruption, weak institutions and insecurity must be tackled for the country’s economy to be on a good standing. Oyetola said collaborative effort among the states, individuals, corporate bodies and Federal Government would be required to tackle the...

The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) movement has marked the 2000th day of the Chibok girls’ abduction by terrorist group Boko Haram with a call on the Federal Government to step up efforts to free the remaining hostages. BBOG members converged at the Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Lagos, in a sit out in honour...

  Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan said claims by former UK Prime Minister David Cameron that his government rejected help to rescue the abducted Chibok girls were untrue. “He (Cameron) never called me on the phone to offer any help,” Jonathan said in a statement. “On the contrary, I am...

  The Presidency says the extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, originally scheduled to hold on Saturday, has been shifted to 12 noon on Monday, Oct. 7. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja, Friday night....

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said the state government would begin the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 from this month. Fayemi said the decision was predicated on the need to improve the living standard of workers, especially teachers to be able to deliver...

Discussants at the Third Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) held on Friday at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, unanimously agreed that there cannot be meaningful economic development in a country bedevilled by insecurity The discussants, Mr Mike Ejiofor, a former Director of the Department of...

  Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It is my honour to join you at the 2019 Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers. I thank you for your warm welcome and for the constant support you offer Nigeria LNG Limited. We value your partnership with us in communicating our...

  The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, has commended members of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) for raising the bar in online journalism as thorough-bred professionals. Adesina stated this while delivering his goodwill message at the just concluded and well...