archiveJanuary 2021

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index and Market Capitalization both appreciated by 3.442 per cent to close the week at 42,412.66 and N22.187 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NSE Oil/Gas which depreciated by 7.25 per cent while the NSE ASeM and NSE...

Some nutrition experts have recommended regular intake of sugarcane to boost immune system and prevent cancer and other diseases. The experts made the recommendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. Mrs Olufunmilola Adewumi, Asst. Chief Nutritionist at the Orile Agege General Hospital,...

  Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has expressed shock over the death of the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council, Mrs Victoria Asher. Asher died on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Makurdi, after a surgery. Ortom, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS),...

  A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed on Igangan communities as part of efforts to curtail the likelihood of reprisal attacks over the eviction of herders penultimate Friday. The decision was arrived at by residents and indigenes, including, the traditional ruler, community leaders and youth groups. They also demanded an...

A 21-year-old undergraduate of the Osun State University, Usman Muyideen, has narrated how he kidnapped and killed two underage children with the help of a Fulani herdsman identified as Memudu. Muyideen, who was paraded alongside Memudu by the Osun State Police Command on Friday, said the victims were children of...

...appreciate Wike for interest in S/West PDP ...'Oyinlola committee to submit report February ending' Leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West geopolitical zone have urged all members of the party to come together and join the moving train of the party under the leadership of Governor Seyi...

Ecobank Group has recorded a revenue of over N630 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020. This represents a 7 per cent growth when compared to N586.9 posted in the corresponding period of 2019. In its unaudited report submitted to the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, the pan-African...

Leading global ICT company HP, producers of premium laptops and printers, on Friday announced its latest insights-driven services for the Nigerian market as part of its commitment to help IT teams in the country rise to the challenges that organisations are facing today. The new services include: HP Active Care...

London Stock Exchange said on Friday it completed its $27 billion deal to buy data provider Refinitiv. This is as it bulks up into a major financial data provider to compete with Bloomberg. “This transformational transaction brings together two highly complementary global businesses with a shared commitment to an Open...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is committing N50 billion to reposition the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX), CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has said. Emefiele, who disclosed this, on Thursday, at an inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee for the repositioning of the NCX, added that the...