archiveFebruary 2020

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday called on the Senate to introduce robust legislation that would help Nigeria reap the benefits derivable from the digital revolution. Sanwo-olu made the call while receiving members of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Crime who paid him a courtesy...

  A Professor of  Financial Economics, Prof. Ndubisi Nwokoma, on Thursday advised the Federal Government to be careful with external borrowing. Nwokoma, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis and Research, University of Lagos, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Nwokoma was...

  Ahead of the national census of commercial and industrial businesses in the country, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Thursday conducted a workshop to sensitise   stakeholders from 18 Northern states on the project. The Statistician General of the Federation, Dr Yemi Kale, said at the opening of the...

The nation’s bourse on Thursday recorded its first gain for the week with the market indices improving by 0.17 per cent due to interest in BUA Cement and 18 other stocks. Specifically, the All-Share Index rose by 45.83 points or 0.17 per cent to close at 27,568.91 compared with 27,523.08...

  The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi, has called on state governments to enact laws that would address the worsening rate of divorce and other marital challenges in Nigeria. According to Sanusi, the call became necessary to enable authorities compel parents to take care of their families. He was...

  As gov orders slash of riders’ daily levy from N200 to N100 The Oyo State Government has disclosed its readiness to introduce an identification system for commercial motorcyclists operating within the state in order to check crimes and the influx of bad elements into the state. This was as...

  to take leadership position in the industry New-age financial solutions powerhouse, Zedcrest Capital Limited today announced the launch of a wholly owned subsidiary and new Investment/Asset Management firm aimed at digitally  `democratizing investment in Africa. The new company, Zedcrest Investment Managers (“ZIMVEST”) will introduce digital private wealth and investment...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured Surveyors in the country of the readiness of the upper chamber to support the profession for more relevance. Lawan gave the assurance on Wednesday when the League of Surveyors From the Surveyors Council of Nigeria paid him a courtesy call at the...

  The official convoy of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday saved the lives of five victims involved in a fatal auto crash along the Onicha-Ugbo - Asaba expressway. The convoy arrived the accident scene in Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta State at about 5:30pm while on its...

  Set for public hearing Monday   The Lagos State House of Assembly has lent has given overwhelming support  to the South West Security outfit, Amotekun and has fixed a public hearing on the outfit for Monday 24th February 2020. Speaker of the House, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa subsequently committed the...