archiveAugust 21, 2020

  By Kayode Oladeji The contraption called Nigeria is a nation that has become popularized by its matchless feat in corruption. It's a nation that daily shimmers and glitters in mired prisms of controversies. Kilishi, on the other hand, is an Hausa delicacy made from meat often thinned and desiccated....

 An Agricultural Economist, Mr Bright Okwu, says the Federal Government must sustain its investment into the real sector, in order to boost productivity and tackle the rising inflation rate. Okwu, who is the National Coordinator of the Africa Farming Project, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...

 The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it will regulate e-signature and e-meeting promoted by the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 to checkmate cyber fraud. Mr Tolulope Sonaike, an Assistant Director of the commission said this at the 10th webinar series organised by DCSL Corporate Services Limited in Lagos....

The newly signed Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, if well implemented will enhance borrowings to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by financial institutions. Some stakeholders in the financial industry gave the submission at the 10th webinar series by DCSL Corporate Services Limited in Lagos. The News...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said it would work with all capital market stakeholders to tackle the issue of unclaimed dividends, valued at N158.44 billion as at December 2019. Dr Lamido Yuguda, SEC Director-General, disclosed this at the post-Capital Market Committee news briefing organised by the commission...

  Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, which was recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a series of tweets on Friday, he described CAMA as the greatest threat to Christianity, but also added that nothing can bring down...

Madagascar has sacked its Minister of Health, Ahmad Ahmad as coronavirus spreads in the country. This is coming a month after Ahmad had a problem with the President for seeking outside help for coronavirus. Madagascar saw COVID-19 cases rise in July despite an official campaign to promote a controversial herbal...

United States President Donald Trump has urged more universities to reopen in the country. Noting that COVID-19 is very dangerous for older people, Trump said youths are less at risk. According to him, “For university students, the likelihood of severe illness is less than or equal to the risk of...

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has suspended Mr Femi Ayodele,  the Chairman of Ikere Local Government over alleged unauthorised presidential campaign publication for Gov. Kayode Fayemi. The suspension was through unanimous votes by the lawmakers during the Assembly’s sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. The members voted following a motion...

  Minister allays fear over FG borrowings, says N25.7tr debt not worrisome   The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed the sum of N676.407 billion for July 2020 federation account revenue to the federal, states and local government councils and relevant agencies in the country. This was revealed after...