archiveMarch 11, 2021

  The Debt Management Office (DMO) has decried the country’s debt service to revenue ratio, describing it as a major issue of concern.Mrs Patience Oniha, the Director-General of DMO, said this in Abuja on Thursday at the fifth Budget Seminar (webinar) organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, March 11, 2021 arraigned Peter Hena, Former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and eight other officers of the agency before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The others are Mohammed Bello Auta (Director...

  The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) says it is ready to mobilise massive support for women candidates for various elective positions in the 2023 general elections.Dr Laraba Shoda, NCWS President, said this on Thursday, while addressing the media during the National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting and celebration of...

  calls for synergy between military, other security agencies   Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, demanded the deployment of more troops in the state by the military to help the fight against insecurity. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, stated this while receiving...

  A bill for a law to provide life pension for the former governor and deputy governor of Enugu state has scaled through first reading at the Enugu State House of AssemblyThe Executive bill, which was presented for first reading during the plenary in Enugu on Thursday, sought to provide...

 The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSAGCOC)  has urged the Federal Government to maintain workers’ wage on the exclusive list.The President General of SSAGCOC, Mr Muhammad Yunusa, made this call at the sidelines of the association’s National Administrative Council Meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Osaze Ogbemudia before Justice M.M.T. Aliyu of the State High Court, Kaduna, on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of Three Hundred and Twenty Seven Thousand Naira...

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that certain gaps in the 1999 Constitution created by the exclusion of traditional institutions in the governance and security architecture of the country remains largely responsible for the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria. Lawan made the disclosure on Thursday when delivering...

In line with its objective to enhance retail investors' participation in the Nigerian capital market, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) held a Retail Investors Workshop on Thursday, 11 March 2021. The event was themed, Value Investing vs Growth Investing was hosted in collaboration with ARM Securities Limited. Speaking at the...

 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged its staff members in the Department of Voter Education and Publicity (VEP) to quickly adjust to the ongoing reforms in the commission.The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, stated this on Thursday in Lokoja, while...