archiveFebruary 11, 2021

  Ecobank Nigeria,  a wholly owned subsidiary of leading pan-African banking giant, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, announced that it has successfully priced its USD 300 million bond issuance maturing in February 2026, with settlement of the bond to take place on 16 February...

The Managing Director, Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, has said that Nigeria needs appropriate policies that will attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country. Chukwu in his presentation at a virtual workshop organised by the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria themed, “Addressing Nigeria’s Fiscal Challenges –...

...says govt will continue to run an open govt Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his administration will review the recent sack of members of the Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (FIBAN) from the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). The governor, who stated this...

The Senate has mandated its Committees on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions; ICT and Cybercrime; and Capital Market to invite the Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, and Securities Exchange Commission over the recent ban of Cryptocurrency transactions in Nigeria by the apex bank. The resolution was reached following...

...to relocate College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences to Iseyin ...as gov receives report of state's negotiation committee on ownership of institution The Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, disclosed that the state will commence the push to make the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, a conventional...

Says intelligence critical to curbing insurgency, attacks against citizens President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has urged the security agencies to partner and collaborate among themselves especially in the sharing of intelligence. Lawan gave the advice on Thursday when he received in audience, Course 14 Participants from the National Institute...

Nigeria has called for more effective engagements in the international community to develop a better understanding on the challenges involved in the attainment of Net Zero emissions as envisaged under The Paris Agreement regarding Climate Change expectations and commitments. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, raised the issue this afternoon while...

  After days of persistent bearish trend, transactions on the nation’s bourse rebounded on Thursday by 0.78 per cent following buying interest in Dangote Cement. Specifically, the All-Share Index rose by 318.29 points or 0.78 per cent to close at 41,014.30 compared with 40,696.01 posted on Wednesday. Also, the market...

 The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, has said that it would rename the NUJ Lighthouse in Victoria Island after late Alhaji Lateef Jakande who died on Thursday at his Ilupeju residence in Lagos.The Chairman, NUJ Lagos State Council, Mr Adeleye Ajayi, disclosed this to the News Agency...

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), on Thursday, commenced distribution of smart prepaid meters to customers under its franchise in Ogun. The Head, Metering, IBEDC, Mr Adewale Obajemu, who launched the programme at Ota, said that the Federal Government planned to distribute one million meters to unmetered electricity customers across...