archiveNovember 2019

*Wants upgrade of Ibadan domestic airport The Senate on Tuesday invited the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Brass LNG to brief the Committee on Gas on the extent of implementation of the LNG project in Brass Island, Bayelsa State. The decision was reached sequel to...

In order to deepen advocacy against gender-based violence and strengthen official efforts to prevent it, there is a need to intensify the engagements of State governments across the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this on Tuesday while receiving Mrs. Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian activist who won the Nobel...

      Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said that the state will release N500 million to offset part of the debt owing the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. Makinde made this known on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting on the challenges confronting the institution, held...

    As Senate seeks partnership with ICAN on transparency, accountability President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that both chambers of the National Assembly may pass the 2020 budget by next week Wednesday. Lawan gave the hint on Tuesday when a delegation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants...

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for greater access to finance for African women. A statement by the bank said that Akinwumi made the call when he addressed the inaugural session of the Global Gender Summit. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that AfDB and the...

  Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Nigeria’s west coast neighbour, Benin Republic, to change its ways for a harmonious bilateral relationship between the two countries. Obasanjo made the remark during a news briefing on Tuesday in Addis Ababa on the margins of Policy Dialogue of African Business Associations...

Access Bank Plc has introduced a special account designed to provide Nigerians age 60 and above with free financial and lifestyle support services. Mr Victor Etuokwu, the Executive Director, Retail Banking, Access Bank Plc disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Etuokwu said that the Evergreen Account was...

  Says men also victims of non-consensual sex Proposes stiffer penalties for kidnapping The Senate on Tuesday began an amendment of the Criminal Code Act, 2004, when it considered a Bill to that effect. The bill sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC, Lagos Central) seeks the removal of gender restrictions...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 13.5 per cent while other policy parameters remained unchanged. The Governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, made this known after the MPC’s meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Emefiele disclosed...

  from $40.79 billion a month earlier Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday has revealed that the nation’s foreign exchange reserves declined to $39.93 billion by November 22, down by 2.10 per cent month-on-month, from $40.79 billion a month earlier. The drop in the country’s forex...