archiveApril 2021

  calls on political elites to always speak the truth says every conflict is a result of elite failure to speak up   Nigeria cannot afford a war and elites in the country should rise up, speak the truth against forces of division in order to preserve the unity of...

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment bill. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions. The amendment bill passed by the chamber empowers the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria to,...

  to generate N7.61trn from revenue collection The Senate has approved the sum of N216,646,579,231 billion naira as expenditure for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2021 fiscal year. This was just as the upper chamber gave its approval for the service to review upward, its revenue target...

The Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited has appointed Mr. Gbenga Shobo as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment was disclosed in a statement made by the bank’s Chairman, Ibukun Awosika on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Shobo will succeed Sola Adeduntan, who will be leaving...

  From left, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo; Outgoing President, Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev Olasupo Ayokunle; his wife, Toyin and Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun at the 108th of Nigerian Baptist Convention held Baptist International Conference Centre, Lafuwape Town, Ogun State. PHOTO: Oyo State Government....

Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited has kicked off its first Automated Trading System (ATS) Certificate Training for stockbrokers in 2021 with a focus on capacity building beyond equities. This makes the second cohort under this new remote framework since 2020, consisting 78 registered participants who will undergo training from 28 April...

The Senate, on Wednesday, received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari, to confirm the appointment of Mr. Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi as Executive Commissioner, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The request was contained in a letter dated 26th April, 2021, and read on the floor during plenary by the Senate...

 Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed confidence in the National Assembly’s ability to pass Electoral Act Amendment Bill before the 2023 general elections.Yakubu stated this at a public hearing on the ‘National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2021’ organised by Senate Committee on INEC, on...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) as part of deliberate measures to address the worsening poverty in the country.The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome...

  African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has barred Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Ltd. from conducting business with it for the next three years.The bank said on its website on Wednesday that the debarment, for engaging in “collusive and fraudulent practices” during a business tender, took effect from February 23, 2021. It...