archiveJune 1, 2020

Please wait a minute; it is about corporate governance! Yes, in a simple bank matter, and what is more, as Wolfensohn will say, corporate governance is about promoting corporate fairness, transparency, and accountability. Every day we keep struggling on which of the rules of ethics or governance will secure corporate...

  says govt’ll continue to bring relief to workforce, pensioners The Oyo State government, on Monday, released the sum of N180 million as part of the outstanding gratuity and pension arrears for 2013 retirees from the civil service. The state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, while conducting a symbolic presentation of...

Justice Ibrahim Watilat of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Monday, June 1, 2020, slammed three months custodial sentence on two fraudsters – Owolabi Aderibigbe and Habeeb Popoola Kareem The duo were found guilty of impersonation in a lone-count charge separately filed against them by the...

  The All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum says the implementation of the power supply deal between the Federal Government and Siemens can help end the country’s energy crisis. Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori, the National Co-ordinator of the forum, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos while...

  The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has announced that domestic flights, which had been suspended since March due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, will resume on June 21. A statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Mr James Odaudu, Director of Public Affairs in the...

A group of scientists from different institutions in Nigeria coordinated by the Vice Chancellor, Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan, Prof Kola Oloke, has developed two potential vaccines that could prevent the Coronavirus disease currently ravaging the world. According to them, the research work has reached an advanced stage of animal...

A group of scientists from different institutions in Nigeria coordinated by the Vice Chancellor, Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan, Prof Kola Oloke, has developed two potential vaccines that could prevent the Coronavirus disease currently ravaging the world. According to them, the research work has reached an advanced stage of animal...

  says govt has created enabling environment for businesses   The Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde said on Monday that his administration remains committed to the economic expansion of the state. The governor, who spoke during the inauguration of a multi-million Naira ultra-modern commercial centre constructed by Gastab, in...

  The Nigerian  bourse resumed trading in June on a positive note, with the All- Share Index appreciating by 0.19 per cent. Specifically, the index rose by 48.33 points or 0.19 per cent to close at 25,316.15 compared with 25,267.82 posted on Friday. Also, the market capitalisation which opened the...

The Federal Government of Nigerian has announced a slight reduction in the pump price of petrol. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) gave the new approval. The latest directive was contained in a circular to fuel marketers. A 2 Naira band has been removed from the price of Premium...