archiveMay 2021

The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of the Nigerian bourse depreciated by 1.60 per cent and 1.99 per cent to close the week at 39,198.75 and N20.431 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NSE Banking, NSE Pension, NSE-AFR Div Yield, NSE MERI Value,...

The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sought improved collaboration between the Commission and Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs) in the fight against money-laundering and terrorism financing in Nigeria. Speaking during a three-day courtesy visit to professional bodies, Non-governmental organisations, NGOs and...

Legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, on Friday said the peace conference he is planning will find ways out of the current national challenges and not to divide the country. The nonegarian said this in a goodwill message at the foundation-laying ceremony of the “NBA House”, located along NTA road in...

 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released shortlisted names for the final screening of qualified candidates for narcotic officers and narcotic assistants cadres. Its Director, Media and Advocacy,  Mr Femi Babafemi, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has informed the general public that it has not issued any notice in the social media promising financial reward for anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of a Yahoo Boy. The Commission said the clarification became necessary following phone calls...

To ease access to statutory marriages, the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that approval has been granted for the establishment of 20 Federal Marriage Registries while plans were also ongoing to extend it to all states of the federation. Aregbesola made the disclosure at the 2021 National...

Brazil forward Neymar has committed his future to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) by extending his contract until 2025. Neymar joined the Ligue 1 champions from FC Barcelona on a five-year deal at a world record cost of 222 million euros (270 million dollars) in August 2017. He had been linked with...

Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT) collection surged by 52.93 per cent year-on-year to stand at N496.4 billion at the end of first quarter of 2021. This is contained in the sectoral distribution of value added tax report, recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report disclosed that...

  suspects confess killing four of their victims   The Osun State Police Command has arrested eight members of a high-profile, serial kidnapping syndicate at Omo Ijesa village in Osun State. The suspects were arrested on 7th May, 2021 sequel to credible intelligence the command received and acted upon in...

Patrick Bamford’s 15th English Premier League goal of the season helped Leeds United to a 3-1 win over Tottenham, all but ending their opponents’ tenuous UEFA Champions League hopes. Leeds United laid siege to their visitors in typical fashion and led through Stuart Dallas’ eighth league goal of the campaign....