archiveMay 14, 2021

 Trading resumed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Friday after the public holdiays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration with a growth of N25 billion. Speficially, the market capitalisation rose by N25 billion or 0.12 per cent to close at N20.552 trillion from N20.527 trillion posted on Tuesday. Also, All-Share Index...

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has paraded Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspected killer of a job seeker, Iniubong Umoren to dismiss rumour of his death in custody. The suspect who was paraded alongside his father, said he killed the girl in self-defense and not intentionally. Speaking to newsmen, the...

The Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced the appointment of Mr Hans Essaadi as the new Managing Director of the company with effect from July 31, 2021. He replaces current MD/CEO, Mr Jordi Borrut Bel, who has completed his assignment in Nigeria and has been appointed as...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission (ICPC) has declared wanted Gimba Kumo, a son-in-law to President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged misappropriation of $65 million National Housing Funds. ICPC spokesman said Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola are also wanted over the alleged fraud. Kumo, a former managing director...

  The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Professor Is-haq Oloyede on Friday said it was uncertain about the commencement of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). He said the state of the examination is hinged on difficulties faced by candidates in registering for their National...

  Unity Bank Plc will provide additional funding to 120,000 smallholder maize farmers in the 2021 wet season farming under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP).The bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Tomi Somefun, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of...