archiveMay 2020

  Magu assures Nigerians In Diaspora. The Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu has assured Nigerians in the diaspora of business protection at home, stressing that local fraudsters frustrating diasporans from investing in Nigeria would henceforth be dealt with. Magu spoke...

The Commissioner for Environment in Abia, Dr Solomon Ogunji, is dead. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Umuahia on Sunday. Okiyi-Kalu stated that Ogunji died on Saturday “after a brief illness, relating to high blood pressure” at the Abia State...

  The Ondo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday announced that operatives of the command had arrested a welder, Femi Onifade, for allegedly defiling his two daughters. The Commandant of the NSCDC in Ondo State, Mr Philip Ayuba, made the announcement in a...

A Professor of Finance and Capital Market has said that Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would reduce the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by five per cent during its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday. Prof. Uche Uwaleke of Nasarawa State University made the prediction in an interview with the...

  Tax expert carpets Ayade for creating Cross Rivers State Anti-Tax Agency By Ori Adeyemo I professionally believe that the filmed crocodile tears of Prof. Ben Ayade on his recent illegal creation of the “Cross Rivers State Anti-Tax Agency” is totally unwarranted to say the least. He displayed crass ignorance...

Leading Nigerian agribusiness company, Notore Chemical Industries Plc, has cushioned the socio-economic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Rivers State, with the donation of truckloads of food items and relief materials to its host communities in the state and the Rivers State Government. The Group Managing Director of Notore...

Spanish football’s top flight division La Liga can return to action from June 8 after being disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday. All organised football in Spain was provisionally suspended on March 12, although clubs in the top two divisions have since returned...

      By Olukayode Kolawole The fact that Coronavirus has put the world on tailspin cannot be overemphasized. Every facet of life is affected. An event that has dictated the pace of the world for weeks will definitely leave its mark on time.  It is an open secret that...

    ...Distributes food boxes to less privileged nigerians, medical personnel in Lagos   Kano State’s response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak received a boost on Thursday, May 21, 2020 as new-age financial solutions powerhouse; Zedcrest Group donated 10 ventilators and 1,500 KN95 face masks to the State government....

  The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of The Nigerian Stock Exchange both appreciated by 5.59 to close the week at 25,204.75 and N13.136 trillion respectively. All other indices finished higher with the exception of NSE ASeM which closed flat. A total of 55 appreciated in price during the...