archiveOctober 2019

As part of the several activities lined up for its third annual conference holding on Friday, October 4, the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) organised a pre-conference lunch and interactive session with leading lights in the marketing and communications sectors. Speaking at the event, the President of the Public...

  The police on Thursday said it had arrested a comedian, Augustine Valentine, popularly known as `MC Fine’, for alleged spread of fake news. Biodun Makanjuola, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the force in Bwari, FCT, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that Mr Valentine posted a false report...

  Data released by the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) on Thursday has revealed that its revenue generation from the 36 states of the federation rose from N800.02 billion in 2016 to N1.6 trillion in 2018, representing a 46.11 per cent rise. FIRS Chairman, Mr. Babatunde Fowler, who also chairs...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified that the deductions on some banks’ Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) were not a fine but a punitive measure for their failure to abide by the regulator’s directive on the new lending regime of 60 per cent deposits to them. The clarification...

  Publisher of The Eagle Online, Mr Dotun Oladipo, has been re-elected as the President, Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). He was returned unopposed at the Guild's annual general meeting on Thursday in Lagos through affirmation alongside other members of the executive committee elected in 2017. Sequel to a...

  The Bankers Committee has thrown its weight behind the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s cashless and Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) policies introduced by the apex bank. In a joint briefing by the banks executive officers on Thursday in Abuja, the bankers said the policies were for the overall...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Pretoria, South Africa, urged the South African government to open up its economy to allow the influx of more Nigerian businesses. The Nigerian President also urged the South African government to create a business environment that would guarantee their safety. Malam Garba Shehu,...

  Activities on the nation’s bourse remained on a negative posture on Thursday with the market capitalisation dropping further by N111 billion, amid sell pressure in blue chips. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalization which opened at N13.296 trillion shed N111 billion to close at N13.185...

  Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Rev Dr. Matthew Kukah, has arrived in Lagos State for the third annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). His arrival was confirmed in a statement released on Thursday evening by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda. The theme of the...

  TUC leaders tell VP: Remain focused, posterity will judge you fairly   The Buhari administration will honestly and transparently resolve the request by labour for a salary increase for other levels of workers not affected in the implementation of the new national minimum wage, according to Vice President Yemi...