archiveFebruary 17, 2020

Activities on the nation’s bourse opened the week on Monday still on a negative mood as sell-off in high capitalised stocks dragged the All-Share Index (ASI) further down by 0.67 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index dipped by 184.93 points or 0.67 per cent to close at 27,570.94 against 27,755.87...

Works Commissioner, consultants to coordinate park managers’ activities names chairmen for two Disciplinary Committees   The Oyo State Government has inaugurated the Park Managers in 33 local governments across the state. Also inaugurated on Monday are the two Disciplinary Committees which are to intervene whenever conflicts arise between the Oyo...

  Fidelity Bank Plc has trained over 3,000 undergraduates from various tertiary institution on skills acquisition through its youth empowerment programme. The bank’s CEO, Nnamdi Okonkwo, made this disclosure on Friday during the closing ceremony of the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy (FYEA) held at the Sokoto State University (SSU) in...

  Spain’s footballing authorities have given FC Barcelona the green light to make an emergency signing after confirming forward Ousmane Dembele will miss at least the next six months with a hamstring issue. The France international, who joins fellow striker Luis Suarez on the sidelines, underwent surgery in Finland last...

  Protesters under the aegis of All Progressives Congress (APC) Young Stakeholders on Monday stormed the national secretariat of the party in Abuja demanding for sacking of the National Chairman of the party, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole. The call for Oshiomhole’s sack may not be unconnected with last week’s judgment of...

The Presidency on Monday in Abuja raised alarm over the increasing cases of fake news being propagated against President Muhammadu Buhari, cabinet ministers, government officials and institutions in the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, raised the alarm while reacting to the...

    Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday announced an increase in the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state from N750 million to N2.2 billion monthly since the inception of his administration. Akeredolu disclosed this in Akure during the induction of the second batch of 171 new...

  The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has reiterated that no tertiary institution will admit candidates outside the Central Admission Process System (CAPS) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The minister stated this in his address at the commissioning of JAMB’s New General Services Department building on...

  Torrents of eulogies poured in on Saturday to celebrate the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai as he clocked 60. President Muhammadu Buhari lauded him as a change agent whose exemplary style of leadership will continue to inspire younger generations. National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola...

  The Presidency on Monday rejected the call for sack of the nation’s service chiefs, insisting that the armed forces are doing a great job deserving the support and appreciation of all Nigerians. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, stated this...