archiveJune 11, 2021

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday, admitted that the continuous foreign loans by the Federal Government were a heavy burden on the Nigerian people but said it remained a necessary option in view of the nation’s dwindling revenue. Going the Debt Management Office (DMO), the country’s current debt profile stands...

Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has celebrated veteran comedian, Chief Chika Okpala, popularly known as Chief Zebrudaya (ZB) alias 4.30, for using his craft to promote unity in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okpala, who is also a National Ambassador of POCACOV,...

The Nigerian Senate has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its efforts towards entrenching transparency and stamping out corruption from its system. The commendation was given by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari, at a hearing which held at...

  Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has launched an enhanced broker performance ranking report designed to provide detailed insight into the performance of Trading License Holders across asset classes and improve participation in other exchange products. The new ranking report was launched on Thursday, 10 June 2021, via a webinar themed,...

  as gov delivers state of the state address says we're getting results of good governance Members of the Oyo State House of Assembly, on Thursday, passed a vote of confidence in Governor 'Seyi Makinde, as the governor delivered the annual state of the state address before the special plenary...

CIBN solicits Ecobank’s collaboration, unveils new strategic initiative “A-TEAM” The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has unveiled a new Strategic Initiatives with the acronym “A-TEAM” being part of efforts by the institute to revamp banking practice in Nigeria. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Management of Ecobank...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged banks operating across the country to put in place water-tight mechanism to regulate and monitor activities of Mobile Money/Point of Sale (POP) Operators.  Babashani Umar Sanda, Head of the Gombe Zonal Office, gave the charge on Thursday June 10, 2021...

  Parents and guardians of students of Ferscoat International schools have been counseled on how to consciously raise sexually pure children even in a sexually perverted environment such as what prevails these days. The parents in a seminar organised by the school authorities to sensitise them on how to recognise some of the challenges confronting...

 The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 45 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country as of June 10. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Friday. It noted that 10 states had zero cases reported, which were: Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, FCT, Imo, Kano, Ogun,...

The Yoruba pan socio-political group, Afenifere, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of mocking the people of South-East extraction in his chat with the media on Thursday. The Secretary-General of the group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, in a statement on Thursday,  frowned at the President's remarks on the Indigenous People of Biafra...