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  Equities trading at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) put up a positive performance on Thursday The bullish trade brought the month-to-date and year-to-date outings of the Market All-Share Index (ASI) and Market Capitalisation to stand at -3.32 per cent and 3.83 per cent respectively. The outing thus pegged the...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said in its latest report that the total money in circulation in the country increased by 6.2 per cent to N3.15 trillion in November 2021 compared with N2.97 trillion in October. The currency in circulations crossed the N3 trillion mark in November as...

agrees with Buhari for refusing to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill as it is The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that he was not against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari but speaks against the way the president is handling the...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday slammed the police for arresting Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of Senator Rochas Okorocha, inside the Anglican Church premises in Imo State. It described the incident as horrendous and disgraceful. Nwosu had compared his arrest to a mini-war situation, saying it was a...

Mouka, Nigeria’s leading brand of mattresses, pillows and other bedding products, recently announced its change of ownership to Dolidol, the market leader in Francophone Africa based out of Morocco. According to the CEO of Mouka, Mr Raymond Murphy, this transaction sets the scene for bigger and greater things for the...

  The Deji of Akure in Ondo State, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, has made moves to intervene and reconcile the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and his wife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola. A highly reliable source in the palace told Tribune Online that Oba Aladelusi had held separate meetings with Oba...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed that all stolen money belonging to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will be recovered while those found culpable will face the law. He said the concluded forensic audit of the commission was being reviewed, with a view to achieving the desire to...

  An Oyo State-based socio-political group, Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), on Thursday, declared that the administration of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde is ending 2021 on a very high note, with several landmark projects delivered during the calendar year. The group, which scored Makinde high on the delivery of his campaign promises...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has listed 100 achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2021. According to Mohammed, the Buhari government recorded tremendous achievements across all sectors in 2021, despite security, economic challenges and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that these achievements...

Ecobank and GTB are currently leading in customers adoption of the eNaira. eNaira is Africa’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in October. A report by TheCable says with more than 2,000 merchant wallets active, about 20 percent are domiciled with Ecobank,...