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  The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema has disclosed that the capital market sentiment in first half of 2019 will be driven by uncertainty in global oil prices and the outcome of 2019 general election. He made the declaration on Monday in Lagos while...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner for North-Central, Mr Mohammed Haruna, has said that 22,643 candidates would contest 1,504 positions during the forthcoming general elections in the country. Haruna, who is in charge of Kwara, Kogi and Nasarawa states, made this known on Monday in Ilorin during an...

  Be ready for epic battle, which consequences can’t be imagined, Atiku warns Buhari Says president’s former spokesman, Dennis Aghanya, is linchpin of plot NBA condemns ‘assault, intimidation, desecration’ of judiciary Over 150 SANs volunteer defence Agbakoba: planned arraignment outrageous Femi Falana: withdraw the charges now Secondus: It’s plan to...

In a move speculated as plot to oust the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen out of office, the Federal Government will tomorrow arraign the number one jurist before the Justice Danladi Yakubu led- Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja, on charges of failure to...

  Crucial indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday grew by 1.06 per cent, sustaining a positive outlook for the second trading day. A breakdown of the price movement chart shows that Dangote Cement led the gainers’ table growing by N5.50 to close at N177 per share. It...

A total of 61 political parties have rejected what they described as obnoxious clauses inserted into the election guidelines by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Imo Ugochinyere, National Chairman of the Action Peoples Party (APP) made the announcement on Friday. He said the parties demand the retention of 2011...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, called on the European Union (EU) to prevail on members of the security agencies to remain apolitical during the conduct of the forthcoming general elections. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the call when the party received Mrs Hannah Roberts, Deputy...

Multichoice, the digital satellite television operator announced on Friday that the company would not operate the “pay as you view’’ tariff system in Nigeria, in spite of demands for such. The Chief Customer Officer of Multichoice, Mr Martin Mabutho, made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said it will put measures in place to reduce the price of cooking gas. The corporation said it was ready to implement an effective commercial framework that would halt the export of propane and butane, which are major components in the production...

  The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has urged the Federal Government and multinational companies operating in the country to recommit themselves to the development of sports in the country. He made the appeal on Thursday at the final of the Aare Gani Adams U13 football tourney...