archiveFebruary 23, 2021

    The Nigerian Debt Capital Market (“DCM”) has continued to witness significant activity among corporates seeking a viable avenue to raise capital to meet their financing needs. FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited (FMDQ Exchange) has welcome the registration of the Parthian Partners Limited ₦20.00 billion Commercial Paper (CP) Programme to...

The Portuguese tactician Tottenham manager, Jose Mourinho, has emerged the World's Best Coach of the 21st Century according to a new release by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho had claimed he is the best manager in the world right after his Spurs’...

  calls for better search and rescue system   The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has said that helicopter accidents constitute 30 per cent of total air crashes in Nigeria. According to Chief Executive Officer, of the agency,Mr. Akin Olateru, Nigeria is a signatory to bilateral Civil Aviation Search and...

announces closure of Iroko Market govt to install Solar lights in Sasa Market Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday directed the immediate re-opening of the crisis-torn Sasa market, in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo state. The governor, after a meeting with representatives of Yoruba and Hausa communities...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nominations of the former Service Chiefs as Ambassadors-Designate. The confirmation of the nominees followed consideration of the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The former Service Chiefs confirmed are: General Abayomi G. Olonisakin (Rtd), Ekiti; Lt. General Tukur Y. Buratai (Rtd), Borno; Vice...

The wife of Ondo State Governor and founder of Foundation of Wives of State Officials and Female Political Appointees (FOWOSO), Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has expressed gratitude to members of FOWOSO for their commitment to the successes recorded by the foundation over the last few years, saying: 'the vision had blossomed...

The University of Lagos (Unilag) says its current non-physical Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (PUTME) has achieved 95 per cent success as against reports in some quarters that it was unreliable and inefficient. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe stated this while conducting newsmen round the facilities used...

  The Federal Government, on Monday, warned Nigerians against patronising uncertified COVID-19 vaccine from private individuals. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, while speaking during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID-19, said the Federal Government was aware of official reports of large scale fraud and...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 542 fresh cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. With the new figures, the total number of recorded cases in the country has come to 152,616. The public health agency made the confirmation on Monday...