archiveMarch 2, 2020

  Former Vice Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi has commended the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria for significantly drawing the national & global attention to the worsening security situation in Nigeria. Obi who spoke at the weekend at the sidelines of an International business conference...

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a criminal syndicate of bankers that specialized in forging signatures of deceased bank customers, and stealing from their accounts. They also execute fraudulent financial transactions, including unauthorised debits of depositors' funds. The members of the criminal...

    Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has said the institution was ready to hold the 51st convocation of the institution next week. Speaking Monday at a pre-convocation press briefing held at the Senate Chambers of the University, Ogundipe said hand sanitizers would be given...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has joined the Christian community in celebrating Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, at 78. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Monday, the President saluted Adeboye’s dedication to God, welfare of the church and...

S&P Global Ratings has revised Nigeria’s economic outlook to negative from stable due to the rapid decline in the country’s external reserves. In its outlook on Nigeria released on Monday, the global rating agency said about a third of the country’s foreign-exchange reserves (put at $12 billion) are derived from...

  A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and presidential candidate of the Young People’s Party at the 2019 general election, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu; as well as rising music artist, Burna Boy, have been listed among 15 Nigerians who will shape activities of the next decade...

  Lufthansa and its subsidiaries are reducing flights to Italian and Asian destinations, the Frankfurt-based airline said on Monday, as the widening coronavirus epidemic continues to weigh on Europe. “In addition, the frequencies on internal German connections from Frankfurt to Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and Paderborn, and from Munich to Berlin,...

Today we the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria and with significant support of priests, consecrated persons and our beloved lay faithful embark on a peaceful protest against the high level of insecurity in every part of Nigeria. We are on this peaceful protest on behalf of the over 22 million Catholics...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said Dangote Refinery will employ over 70,000 Nigerians when it begins operation. He said the various policies of the Federal Government will ultimately reduce unemployment in the country. The apex bank’s governor, who addressed reporters after touring the refinery at the...

The Federal government has been urged to review Nigeria’s trade policy to achieve the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) pact. The call was made in Abuja on Monday at a maiden lecture series organised by the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FCT Chapter) with the theme;...