archiveJanuary 21, 2020

  Bears dominated trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday with investors net worth dropping by N127 billion due to profit taking. Consequently, the market capitalisation shed N128 billion to close at N15.176 trillion against N15.304 trillion achieved on Monday to halt three consecutive gaining streak. Also, the...

The Buhari administration will be happy to work closely with other countries who share similar socio-economic objectives in order to increase economic opportunities and healthcare delivery to citizens, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday when he received, on a courtesy visit to the...

    Eat’ N ’Go Limited, leading franchisee for world-class food brands, Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery and Pinkberry Gourmet Frozen Yoghurt, is set to establish 38 new outlets 14 cities across Nigeria. The cities are Kaduna, Benin, Awka, Asaba, Owerri, Warri, Onitsha, Sagamu, Choba, Umuahia, Osogbo, Lagos Island, Ejigbo,...

Fidelity Bank Plc has moved up four (4) places to reach second place on the 2019 Nigeria Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey which was recently published by the renowned audit and consultancy firm, KPMG. Coming on the heels of this remarkable achievement was an award of ‘Best SME-Supporting Bank of...

    The Lagos State Examination Board on Monday commenced the sale of screening test forms for admission into the 16 Model Colleges/Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools I for the 2020/2021 session in the state. The Board’s Director, Mr Supo Gbadegesin, in a statement, said the screening test was compulsory for...

  says “We are aware of APC’s agenda to destabilise Oyo”   The Special Adviser on Strategy and Political Matters to the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Honourable Babatunde Oduyoye, said on Tuesday that the letter credited to the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on the...

  Only 19 per cent of people in developing countries have access to the Internet, compared to 87 per cent in developed countries, according to a new United Nations report. Launched in New York on Tuesday, the World Social Report 2020 highlights growing inequality in several areas in both developed...

A total of 29 Nigerian words and expressions have been added in the latest (January 2020) updates of Oxford English Dictionary (OED). In a blog post, OED said some of the words are borrowed while others are coinages. Here is a list of the new Nigerian words and senses added...

The British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing, on Tuesday said the UK-Africa Investment Summit has launched a new partnership for growth in Nigeria. The British Commissioner said in a statement that commercial deals worth £324 million (over ₦153.4 billion) has been signed between Nigeria and UK Investors. NAN reports that 21...

  The President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist killing of the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Lawan Andimi, describing it as cruel, inhuman and deliberately provocative. The retired general stated this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant...