archiveOctober 2019

  The first military governor of Lagos State, Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson is dead A top official of the Lagos State Government confirmed the news to our The Punch correspondent. Mobolaji, who was born on February 9, 1936, died on Wednesday (today), aged 83. As Military Governor of Lagos State, he...

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the Wednesday ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, dismissing the case brought before it by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Reacting to the verdict through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock at the ruling of the Supreme Court that threw out the petition of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The party in a press statement signed by its natsaid that the outcome of the court was the reverse of what Nigerians were expecting...

  The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria’s general election Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the dismissal of his appeals by the country’s highest court on Wednesday for lacking “merits”. Atiku described the judgment as a part of the “challenges” Nigeria must survive. “While I believe...

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...