archiveJune 15, 2021

The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised questions on the whereabouts of the $44 million dollars recovered from the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA) by Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in 2017 as the Office of the National Security Adviser said it was not in custody of the money. The...

  Trading at the domestic bourse opened the week on a bearish mood with the market capitalisation losing N340 billion in one day, due to drop in Airtel Africa.Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N20.409 trillion, dipped by N340 billion to close at N20.069 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index...

  Lagos lawmakers have passed a resolution, urging the National Assembly to ensure true federalism and establishment of state police in the proposed constitutional amendment. The resolution was passed during plenary on Tuesday after a motion titled ‘ Nigeria’s 22 years of Democracy and Call for True Federalism’, was moved...

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 55 African countries, as at June 14, have reached over five millions, while 28.2 million vaccines have been administered across the continent. WHO said that 4,475,763 people have recovered in Africa with 234,662 deaths. The world head body said...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated a process for the review of existing licensing structure in the Nigerian telecommunications industry, according to Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, the commission’s public affairs director. The commission said that the move was in demonstration of its responsiveness to global trends and the new dynamics...

it's dream come true for our administration –Commissioner The Government of Oyo State, on Monday, clarified the reasons it is evacuating beggars, street-urchins and the destitute to the new facility at Akinyele Resettlement Centre, Ibadan. The Oyo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Faosat Sanni, while speaking...

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has appreciated the quality of Kona, the Nigeria-assembled electric car, describing it as fantastic. Osinbajo gave his approval in Abuja on Tuesday at the unveiling of the car at the Made-in-Nigeria fair featuring the exhibition of the first electric car assembled in Nigeria, among other...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to collaborate with the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in tacking tax related frauds. The Head of the Kano Zonal office of the Commission, Mualledi Farouq Dogondaji stated this today, June 15, 2021 during...

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the decision to partner with the media entrepreneur and blogger, Linda Ikeji to host the latest edition of her yearly popular empowerment programme, ‘Selfmade Woman Conference (SMWC) 2021’ is in line with the bank’s empowerment policy for women, stressing that the...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted NG Clearing Limited (NG Clearing) registration to perform the function of a central counterparty (CCP) with effect from 7th June 2021. This registration now permits NG Clearing to clear and settle Exchange traded derivative products – making NG Clearing the first CCP...