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The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) has stressed the need for a new Code of Ethics to enhance modern professionalism and address the current trend of quackery in the country’s media industry. Mrs Stella Jibril, Director of Research and Documentation of NPC made the call in an interview with News Agency...

Most states across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria are yet to fully implement the Federal Government’s Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), a report by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) has revealed. According to the report made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, only six states and the...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has disqualified the Deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The court disqualified Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, over false information in his CF0001 form submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC)...

Efforts should be made to encourage local investors back to the market PFAs should be mandated on mimimun to invest inequities Alhaji Kasimu Garba Kurfi, a seasoned financial expert, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, APT Securities and Funds Limited, was engaged by Business247News Online in an exclusive interview...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan mourns the death of a two-time Federal minister, Professor Tam David-West, who died on Monday at the age of 83 years. Lawan said David-West, who was a Minister of Petroleum and Energy and later Minister of Mines, Power and Steel, contributed immensely to the...

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has expressed concern over recent controversy on the dress code for corps members. In a statement issued by Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, NYSC’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Ibrahim urged corps members to always adhere to the dress code....

A research and credit rating agency, Agusto and Co Limited has ranked Zenith Bank Plc top in digital banking for the year 2018. The agency revealed this in its recently released 2019 Consumer Digital Banking Satisfaction Index report. The Agency said the objective of the Index is to create an...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command, has commended the Federal Government’s commitment to the Lagos-Ibadan standard rail line. Mr Hyginus Omeje, the sector commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Lagos that the project, when completed, would end perennial gridlock and truck-related...

An entrepreneur, Mr Muideen Ibrahim, says locally-produced pencils will save the country over $2.4 billion (N734.4 billion) if encouraged and supported by the Federal Government with enabling policies. Ibrahim, the Chief Executive Officer, BAMIB Resources and Investment Company Ltd., made this known in an interview with the News Agency of...

  says no one can snatch the joy of Oyo people calls for calm   The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared that the mandate of the people of Oyo State given to him through the March 9, 2019, remains intact following the ruling of the Court...