archiveMay 2021

  The African Development Fund (AfDF) has been ranked second among 49 international agencies for the quality of its development assistance, according to the Quality of Official Development Assistance (QuODA) report.The AfDF is the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The QuODA is a tool developed by...

The Nigeria Army has restated its commitment to tackling numerous security challenges in various parts of the country. Maj.-Gen. Danjumma Ali-Keffi, General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigeria Army Kaduna made the remarks during the passing out of 80 regular recruit intakes at the Depot Nigeria Army Zaria on Saturday. The...

    As an advocate of a healthy sleep culture from the cradle, Mouka continues to raise awareness for the importance of quality sleep, especially in children, as this is necessary for sound physical and mental development. Mouka led the innovation trail when it launched its Dreamtime range of children’s...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has noted that the new leadership of its Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) was carefully chosen to ensure that the section does not become comatose again. Speaking during the Annual General Meeting of the section held at the Aare Afe Babalola Bar...

A turnover of 1.037 billion shares worth N9.471 billion in 17,577 deals were traded in the week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.048 billion shares valued at N11.543 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,233 deals. The Financial Services Industry...

  TransactIons rebounded on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) for the first time after about nine days of persistent downward trend. Specifically, the market capitalisation rebounded by N111 billion or 0.56 per cent on Friday to close at N19.940 trillion against N19.829 trillion posted on Thursday. Also, the All-Share Index which...

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that the president has recorded achievements that will make Nigerians proud of him after leaving office in 2023. Adesina said this in a statement titled ‘The Buhari Administration at 6: Counting the Blessings One by One’,...

  Director-General (DG) of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim says the scheme is not a waste of time and still relevant to the integration and National cohesion of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ibrahim said this in a statement by the...

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, on Friday, delivered his valedictory speech marking the end of his three-year tenure as the leader of the academic body, at the conference of the union held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. In the...

  FMDQ Securities Exchange Ltd has approved the quotation of TrustBanc Holdings Ltd., N0.20 billion series 1 Commercial Paper (CP), under its N10 billion CP issuance programme.The company said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. TrustBanc Holdings is a...