archiveNovember 25, 2019

  As NMA honours Imo deputy governor   Deputy Governor of Imo State, Engr. Gerald Irona has charged medical practitioners in the State to always uphold the ethics of the medical profession, even as the Imo State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) weekend honoured the Deputy Governor with...

  Opening Statement at the on-going Global Gender Summit (the first to be held in Africa) in Kigali, Rwanda by Dr. Akinwumi  Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group   Protocols:   Welcome to the Global Gender Summit! I wish to welcome all participants, ministers and leaders from around...

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday reiterated its commitment to ensuring that the commodities ecosystem in Nigeria is strengthened so that it contributes to economic development. The acting Director-General of SEC, Mary Uduk who stated this while speaking at the opening of a two-day capacity building programme...

The House of Representatives has revealed that the Finance Bill will be laid on the floor of the House on Wednesday for consideration. It also said that the bill would determine the federal government’s ability to fund the 2020 budget. Speaking on Monday at the public hearing of the Nigeria...

The Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) in Lagos State says between 10,000 and 15,000 motorists apply for driver’s licence weekly in the state. The Director of VIS, Mr Akin-George Fashola, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. “On a weekly basis,...

The Police Command in Kogi has arrested six suspects in connection with the killing of one Mrs Salome Abu, at Ochadamu, Ofu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, on Nov. 18. The spokesman for the command, DSP William Aya disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...

  30 states attract no investment in the period   Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said Lagos was the country’s top investment destination for the third quarter of 2019. “By Destination of Investment, Lagos state emerged as the top destination of capital investment in Nigeria in Q3...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with President of the UN General Assembly, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Muhammad-Bande, who emerged President of the 74th UN General Assembly in September,was on his first official visit...

An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella, has urged the Federal Government to pursue policies that would drive manufacturing and construction sectors to sustain the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Tella, Professor of Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, stated this in an interview, while reacting to third quarter GDP...

  Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that a socialite, Ismaila Mustapha (a.k.a. Mompha), should be remanded over alleged N33. billion money laundering. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Liman gave the order following Mustapha’s not guilty plea to a 14-count...