archiveApril 2021

  In order to earn public confidence and respect within the financial services industry, professional auditors who are members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) must uphold the core values of “Accuracy and Integrity” which is also the motto of the Institute. The Managing Director/Chief Executive of...

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital hour after a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet was declared missing. Air Marshal Amao’s arrival was revealed in a tweet by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet on...

  The Federal Government says it has directed two PayTv platforms – GoTv and Startimes – to migrate their signals from self-carrying to any of the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, said the directive...

Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have commenced a nationwide strike despite the Federal Government’s efforts to stop the action. NARD gave the explanation on Thursday in a message posted on the association’s Twitter account, @nard_nigeria. It reads, “Nigerians must understand that we love them and the...

The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed an attack by gunmen on Mr Demishi Sango, a one-time Minister of Sports and the immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, confirmed the incident to the...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will commence a nationwide continuous voter registration on June 28 across the 774 local government areas of the federation. Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement, at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, the registration...

  says total SIM registration now 189m failure to register may attract 14-year imprisonment   The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, has revealed that more than 51million Nigerians have now been enrolled for the National Identity Number (NIN). Pantami disclosed this on Thursday during the...

The Ex-Officio, National Council, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CON, was hosted to a digital Closing Gong Ceremony in celebration of his years of meritorious service and contributions to the growth of the NSE on 31 March 2021. With the successful completion of demutualisation, the NSE has...

  mandates LGs to hold security meetings Makinde, other govs can't be blamed for insecurity in their states- Alaafin Governor of Oyo State, 'Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, declared that his administration will continue to work with traditional rulers in all the nooks and crannies of the state to tackle insecurity,...

  Citizen First Nigeria, a Civil Society Organisation, has condemned the attack on Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and an aspirant in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election. Mr John Alphabet, the founder of the organisation in a statement on Thursday in Abuja said it was important...