archiveMarch 10, 2021

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned the trio of Abdulmumin Ohikwo, Usaini Shehu and Rilwanu Abdullahi before Justice Tukur Muazu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a 10-count charge of obtaining by false pretense. The defendants allegedly conspired among themselves to defraud the complainants...

Wife of the Governor of Ondo State, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has said the governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, is in government to justify his re-election. The First Lady described her husband as a man who is committed to making Nigeria a better place. The First Lady said...

  The National Assembly has expressed its readiness to amend the Constitution to ensure gender parity and enact laws to improve the fortunes of women and girls in Nigeria. This was just as the Senate resolved to expunge provisions of the law as contained in the Police Act, Federal Character...

  The Index aims to enable data-driven decision making for health and reveals correlations between economic strength and health system sustainability Findings show that countries with good access to services do not always have similar scores for quality of the health services provided, suggesting holistic policies that prioritize access and...

The Court of Appeal in Gombe State has ordered that the case involving a former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Abdu Bulama and four others to be reassigned to another Federal High Court for retrial. It could be recalled; the former minister was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Office...

 The Oyo State Government on Wednesday approved the implementation of a mini-grid scheme to the tune of N575  million for rural communities to provide them with electricity supply.Mr Seun Ashamu the State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources disclosed this in Ibadan while briefing newsmen alongside the Commissioner for Information,...

 Stockbrokers have expressed optimism that the completion of the long-awaited Demutualisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) would herald a new vista in the nation’s bourse. The stockbrokers said this in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, while reacting to the completion of the demutualisation after...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has  approached the Federal High Court Abuja, seeking to amend the charge filed against a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),  Andrew Yakubu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Yakubu was arraigned before Justice Ahmed Mohammed...

 The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has called on entrepreneurs in the South East to take advantage of its N50 billion debenture to support export oriented enterprises in the region.The South East Regional Manager of the bank, Mr Kingsley Usifo made the call on Wednesday in Enugu during a sensitisation workshop...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has received final approvals of its demutualisation plan from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) respectively. With these approvals, The Exchange has now completed its demutualisation process. Under the demutualisation plan, a new non-operating holding company, the Nigerian Exchange Group...