archiveNovember 5, 2019

  The front section of the six-storey building gutted by fire on Tuesday in Lagos Island has collapsed, killing a policeman at the scene, reports the News Agency of Nigeria. NAN reports that part of the six-storey building located at 43, Martins Street, Lagos Island, collapsed around 8:30 p.m on...

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SEMEDAN) says review of National Policy on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will engender socio-economic development if seamlessly implemented at national and state levels. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr Dikko Radda, made this observation at the National Stakeholders Engagement for ...

Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended southward on Tuesday following losses posted by Nestle and MTN Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nestle posted a loss of N49.90 to close at N1,150, while MTN Nigeria trailed with N1.55 to close at N124 per share....

says abstinence still best way to control AIDS Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Board of the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA), noting that dealing with the scourge of AIDS “is of utmost importance to his administration.” Governor Makinde stated that though...

  The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Vice Presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential poll, Peter Obi says African countries must invest in their youth to ensure accelerated development of the continent. Obi said this during a panel discussion at the ongoing African Economic Congress (AEC) in Abuja on Tuesday. The...

Says democratically elected LGs will emerge in 2020 Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said on Tuesday that his administration was determined to ensure the quick and positive turnaround in the state’s education sector through its free education policy. The Governor, who also declared that he was set to institutionalise...

Access Bank Plc, on Tuesday, announced the resignation of Dr Ernest Ndukwe as an independent Non-Executive Director from its board. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Sunday Ekwochi, the bank’s Company Secretary and posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) website. “The Board of Directors of Access...

  *VP receives Special Envoy from Nicaragua Nigeria is well into the process of diversifying its economy, with emphasis on sectors such as agriculture, mining, solid minerals and manufacturing, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday when he received at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,...

The Federal Government on Tuesday faulted National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) over the $25 billion figure it gave as the annual remittances from Nigerians in the Diaspora. The Federal Government specifically said the figure often bandied about was actually not a true reflection of Diaspora remittances to Nigeria. The Minister...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday ordered the suspension of the Nigerian Army’s operation positive identification campaign. Justice Rilwan Aikawa ordered parties to the suit to maintain status quo ante pending the determination of the suit filed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana. Human rights...