archiveFebruary 23, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Professor Kevin Ibeh, Professor of Marketing and International Business and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) at Birkbeck, University of London, on his appointment as Commissioner of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. A statement signed by Garba Shehu, his Spokesman said the President believes that the well-deserved appointment is an...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists and the general public to desist from bribing its patrol officers or face arrest and prosecution. Assistant Corps Marshal Kayode Olagunju, the Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone 4, comprising Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa, gave the warning in Jos on Tuesday. A statement...

The President of the National Council, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo, and the Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, have sent congratulatory message to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her recent appointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In expressing his delight...

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow each state to determine its minimum wage. The bill sponsored by Garba Datti seeks to move the minimum wage from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List. The implication is that states Houses of...

Nigerian troops on Tuesday successfully recaptured Marte from Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (iswap) insurgents. Marte is a local government area in Borno State, Nigeria, and located on the western coast of Lake Chad. ISWAP fighters armed with machine guns had on January 16 overran a military base...

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has attributed the growing sectional activism in the country to the faulty and twisted federalism currently operated. While emphasizing that sectional activism is gradually replacing national patriotism, Akeredolu stated that most Nigerians are losing faith in “Unity in Diversity” sloganeering. According to the governor...

Following the sudden rise in value and acceptability of Cryptocurrencies and the search by investors for alternative places to put their money, 60 per cent of Central Banks across the globe are under pressure to issue sovereign digital currency. An Economist and Chief Executive Officer, Global Analystics Tope Fasua who...

The Senate has mandated the Committees on Education (Basic and Secondary); and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND to investigate the utilization of over $20 million (USD) funding proposed and budgeted for the initiative over the years. The investigation would also cover all monies donated by foreign governments and agencies to the...

As the global community mobilizes resources towards addressing hunger and reducing diseases, the conversations in Nigeria and other developing countries must be all-inclusive and reflective of the situations that concern us so that meaningful progress can be made towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,...

  The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, on Tuesday said virtual assets and cryptocurrencies are risky for implementation in Nigeria. Owasanoye made this known in his presentation to the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions during...