archiveApril 7, 2021

   Activities on the Nigerian stock market on Wednesday closed on a positive note to halt the four consecutive days of bearish run, growing by 0.02 per cent. The performance was driven by investors’ renewed posItive sentiments in blue-chip stocks like Nestle Nigeria, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) and nine others....

 Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, has appealed to the resident doctors to call off their strike in the interest of patients that needed care at this critical time. Ehanire made the call at a media briefing on Wednesday in Abuja to commemorate the World Health Day, celebrated every year...

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has stated has stated that attacks on northerners in the South were targeted to provoke the north. Deputy Chairman of ACF, Senator Ibrahim Ida, stated this at Arewa House Kaduna on Wednesday while speaking at the Northern People’s Summit. He said the North must ensure...

  Nigerian Breweries (NB) has recommended a total dividend of N7.71 billion for its shareholders for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2020.Mrs Sade Morgan, Corporate Affairs Director of the company, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. The...

The United Kingdom has said there have been 79 cases of rare blood clots, resulting in 19 deaths, with people receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine in Britain. This was disclosed by the country’s medicines regulator on Wednesday. “By the 31st of March, over 20 million doses having been given, we have...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed worries that some states in the country still have obsolete and aged facilities in their orientation camps as well as inadequate corps lodges and office accommodation. The NYSC Director-General, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, stated that some states are also yet to have...

  Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has called for the decentralisation of the Nigeria Police to meet the nation’s current challenges. A statement by Mr Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, on Wednesday in Osogbo, said Oyetola made the submission at the 2nd Annual Colloquium of the...

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested an Information Technology (IT) expert and six others for alleged internet fraud. This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. The News Agency...

In collaboration with NG Clearing (NGCL) Limited – the Central Counterparty Clearing System for the NGX derivatives market – Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited held a free training for firms that have applied to participate in the derivatives market on Wednesday, 7 April 2021. The training with the focus, Derivatives Margining...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police have pledged to strengthen the cooperation between the two institutions. This understanding was the highpoint of the visit by the Provost Marshal of the Army, Brigadier-General OL Olayinka to the headquarters of the EFCC on...