archiveSeptember 21, 2020

A Nigerian Army commander identified as Colonel DC Bako, has been killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. The senior military officer lost his life on Monday in an ambush set up by the insurgents, according to a report by HumAngle. Bako was Commander of Sector 2, Operation Lafiya...

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says the Federal Government has spent a total of N8.94 trillion on oil subsidy between 2006 and 2015. The agency disclosed this in a document on subsidy payment released in Abuja on Monday. It said that the subsidy was paid to oil marketers...

  A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso gave kudos to the people of Edo State for the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki and in the governorship election, saying "the true choice of the people had prevailed." He said the warning by the United States and United Kingdom to...

  commends contractor for the pace of work says Alternative Project Funding Approach is working The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, inspected two ongoing projects in the state, where he declared that the Alternative Projects Funding Approach(APFA) instituted by his administration remains the best to hasten...

Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s capital market infrastructure, sustains cyber-security advocacy as it sensitizes financial market participants on rising rate of cybercrime. In a webinar organized by CSCS, financial market stakeholders, including bankers and capital market operators dialogued on innovative measures for preventing cybercrimes, dire need for increased...

 The market indicators of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed transactions for the week on Monday with a marginal growth of 0.01 per cent, amid cautious trading. Speficially, the market capitalisation which opened the week at N13.364 trillion rose by one billion naira or 0.01 per cent to close at...

The Federal Government says it is reforming and commercialising  the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) to address the agency’s teething challenges and reposition it for improved performance. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known on Monday in Abuja while inaugurating a Steering Committee for the Reform...

 The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for the urgent gazetting of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 to address uncertainties with business decisions which require its legislative anchor to progress. Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General LCCI, in a statement on Monday, said the lack of...

    The Nigeria Navy has redeployed 11 Rear Admirals and 14 Commodores. In a statement by Director Naval Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas approved the new postings of the senior officers. It said: “The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange has expressed its commitment to redefining and improving investors’ overall experience in the Nigerian capital market, and ensuring that it remains modern, convenient and secure. This was highlighted at the inaugural edition of the Retail Investors’ Webinar hosted by The Exchange in collaboration with the Nigerian...