archiveSeptember 30, 2020

      The trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam before Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja was on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 adjourned till October 15, 2020. Suswam and his then Commissioner of Finance Okolobia Okpanachi are being prosecuted by the Economic...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation crossed N14 trillion mark on the last trading day of September due to sustained confidence. Speficially, the market capitalisation on Wednesday rose by N118 billion or 0.84 per cent to close at N14.025 trillion against N13.907 trillion achieved on Tuesday. The increase in...

  The Fiscal Responsibility Commission on Wednesday urged state governments to implement the fiscal responsibility Act, 2007 for accountability and transparency. Mr. Victor Muruako, the Acting Chairman of the Commission, made this call during a one-day workshop organised by the Commission in collaboration with CISLAC and OXFAM in Port Harcourt....

The Osun government has ordered the full reopening of markets and places of worship in the state. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, on Wednesday in Osogbo said that the new guideline takes immediate effect. In a new guideline easing the lockdown...

    Nigeria wants facility’s unused portions applied to supplement member-countries’ foreign reserves President represented by VP at meeting of Heads of State & Government In an effort to address urgent financing needs and advance sustainable development of countries in the era of COVID-19 and beyond, President Muhammadu Buhari has...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN has granted Access Bank Plc the initial approval to restructure its operating structure from a commercial banking group to a financial service holding company (holdco). Access Bank also announced definitive agreements to bolster its market position in Mozambique and another deal to enter the...

    A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Allen Abel to a cumulative term of 125 years in prison for allegedly fraudulently obtaining food items valued at N12, 879,800.00 (Twelve Million Eight Hundred and Seventy Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Naira) on the pretext...

The Senate on Wednesday considered a critical bill that would ensure increased efficiency and guarantee the implementation of new national safety requirements in air transport system in Nigeria. The piece of legislation titled: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Bill, 2020, was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC –...

  Rewards Nigerians for “National Pledge” pidgin recitation   Heritage Bank Plc joins the nation to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary. In a bid to commemorate the independence and inculcate patriotic spirit in the citizens on the importance to reflect on the past, what led them here and the bright...

The Nigeria Political Summit Group (NPSG), in conjuction with National Consultative Front (NCFront), says it shall be convening an Emergency National Dialogue on the Constitutional Future of Nigeria on Oct. 1. The Summit’s Organising Committee in a statement issued by Prof. Pat Utomi on Wednesday  said that the summit was...