archive2020

  The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso, to study and make a full report on Nigeria’s land border closure with her neighbours. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on...

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, who had prayed for an order unfreezing some bank accounts of the late dictator and other members of the family held in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Jersey, Liechenstein and Luxembourg....

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has emerged the second largest Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market in Africa with current market capitalisation of N6.9 billion. NSE Chief Executive Officer, Oscar Onyema, stated this on Friday at the Smart Investment Workshop themed, “Using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as a Proxy for...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange hosted capital market stakeholders and members of the investing public to a Smart Investment Workshop on Friday, February 7, 2020 at The Exchange, Lagos. The workshop themed, “Using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as a Proxy for Investing in Nigerian Equities” was hosted in partnership with...

  Sagay, PACAC commends Buhari administration, calls VP 'sterling' deputy To underscore its commitment to the fight against corruption, the Buhari administration will continue to ramp up efforts in this area and engage more with anti-corruption agencies to highlight the progress recorded by the administration, according to Vice President Yemi...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has admonished President Muhammadu Buhari to stop living in denial, self-praise and making jokes out of the deteriorated security situation in the country under his administration. The party knocked President Buhari what it described as attempts to award himself an unearned pass mark despite his...

  says our target is to make Oyo cleanest in Nigeria   Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, launched the New Solid Waste Management Architecture in the State, which is tagged “Clean and Green Initiative.” The Governor declared at the launch that “the cleanliness of the State is...

Chinese researchers said on Friday that the coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans through the illegal trafficking of pangolins. Pangolin is the world’s only scaly mammal, which is prized in Asia for food and medicine. The World Wildlife Fund says pangolin is one of Asia’s...

A Certified Management Consultant, Dr Jekwu Ozoemene, has expressed concern over what he calls the steady decline in the level of productivity of Nigerians. Consequently, he has urged governments at all levels and individuals to come up with strategic plans that would enhance productivity. Ozoemene, the Chief Executive Officer, Lyceum...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday said that it recovered N77.04 billion worth of stolen assets in 2019. Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, spokesperson for the commission disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities and achievements of the commission in the year under review. Okoduwa...