archiveJune 10, 2020

Trading in the domestic bourse closed lower on Wednesday, dropping 0.47 per cent, amid profit taking in some heavyweight stocks. Specifically, the All-Share Index lost 120.11 points or 0.47 per cent to close at 25,215.04 compared with 25,335.15 posted on Tuesday. Accordingly, the Month-to-Date returned negative at -0.2 per cent,...

    As NGF, NLC, NMA, others kick Oppositions against the Infectious Disease Control Act have thickened  as the National Assembly on Wednesday held a public hearing on the Act The Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF) Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and Nigeria Medical Association(NMA) tore apart the proposed bill during the Publuc...

  Dr Jennifer Blanke, the African Development Bank (AfDB), Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, has resigned her appointment. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. Blanke, who joined the Bank in early 2017 and had overseen a number of...

  The Senate may on Thursday consider and pass the revised 2020 budget  as the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, gave this indication at plenary in Abuja after the Senate Committee on Appropriations laid the report on the budget on Wednesday. According to him, “Tomorrow, we can receive and consider the...

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Wednesday issued Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) Certificates to 11 manufacturing firms in Anambra. Mr Osita Aboloma, the Director-General of SON, made the presentation of the certificates to the companies in Awka. He said the certification meant that the companies were fit to...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday endorsed stiffer penalties against rapists and child abusers as proposed by the Ministry of Women Affairs, describing the upsurge as embarrasment. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, made this known at the end of the fourth meeting of the Council which...

The fractional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo chapter, Mr Anslem Ojezua, says  clearance by the authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI), has further strengthened the integrity of Gov. Godwin Obaseki. Ojezua told newsmen on Wednesday in Benin, while reacting to the confirmation by UI, that Obaseki...

A Professor of Educational Management, Sidikat Ijaiya, has cautioned the Federal Government to ensure that proper assessment of all schools was done before reopening the institutions. She said this should be completed ahead resumption of students to schools to prevent the schools from becoming epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ijaiye,...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) says low yield environment caused by Coronavirus pandemic has positioned the equity market with domestic investors accounting for 60 per cent of market transactions. Mr Oscar Onyema, NSE Chief Executive Officer, gave the submission on Wednesday at webinar organised by the Exchange with the theme:...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has on behalf of Nigerians, and the Federal Executive Council, saluted the leadership and members of the 9th National Assembly (NASS) on their first anniversary, saying that they have brought dignity and honour to the country. According to a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by...