archiveApril 2021

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to address issues affecting the supply side of the Nigerian economy to deal with the rising inflation. According National Bureau of Statistic (NBS) released inflation data for March 2021, “The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures...

Ecobank has rolled out several investment packages and opportunities to encourage Nigerians in the diaspora to own houses in the country and also participate actively in money and capital markets. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos at the weekend, Mrs. Olukorede Demola-Adeniyi, Head, Consumer Banking, said the bank is offering mortgage...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Enugu Zone  on Thursday restituted the sum of N67,523,000 (Sixty-seven Million, Five  Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand Naira)  to one Mr. Emmanuel Onyekachukwu Onah , a trader based in Onitsha, Anambra State. Onah’s ordeal started sometime in 2019 when he transferred the sum...

The Oyo State government, on Thursday, conducted the final interview to select 100 candidates for the Nigeria-Sao Tome Scholarship scheme. The Executive Assistant (Administration) to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Rev. Idowu Ogedengbe, disclosed this while speaking at the Head of Service Conference Room, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, the venue...

  “When we voted in President Buhari, we had already paid ransom… “ The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has expressed grave concern about the economic situation of the country and it has urged the Federal Government to rise and put the economy back on the path of growth and...

Phil Foden got the winner again as Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. It was a feat being achieved for the first time under manager Pep Guardiola. Foden was on target in the 75th minute after Riyad Mahrez’ penalty kick...

 The Presidency has reassured parents and concerned citizens that the missing students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno, remain constantly on the minds of government as they are always on the minds of their parents.Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, gave the reassurance...

By Jimoh Ibrahim CFR Professor Matthias Strohn Camberley's desire of the military discussion opened the unpredicted paranoia ‘black box’ to inside the military and its operational strategy that left nothing to kept of the ethics and the pride of the Army even on the war front. When he said, “to...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have called for increased synergy between the agencies and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in combating corruption. The ICPC resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner in charge of Makurdi, Benue State, Chilli Ogwuegbu made...

The recently published Nigerian Gross Domestic Product report (Expenditure and Income Approach), by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that the final consumption expenditure of households in Nigeria hit N13.92 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2020. In the report, Nigeria’s household consumption rose by 16.59 per cent...