archiveJune 26, 2021

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, stated that his government is making efforts to institute a special health insurance programme for orphans across the geopolitical zones of the state. The governor said this while hosting orphanage homes from across the state at the Government House, Agodi. A statement by...

The Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS), a World Bank-assisted project, said it would continue to support farmers to enhance rice, maize and tomato production in Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that APPEALS is being implementing in Cross Rivers, Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi...

Niger Delta leaders have issued a three-month ultimatum to the Federal Government to restructure the country and convene a national dialogue comprising representatives of ethnic groups in order to chart a new course for the country. This position was contained in a communique issued at the end of a South-South...

says APC gov candidate’s lies can’t redeem wickedness of his party The Chief Press Secretary to Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Saturday, described the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general election, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, as hypocritical and ignorant about...

Members of the Igbo Elders Council (EIC) have called on the international community to intervene and save the South-East region from what it called an ethnic genocide. The IEC made its position known in a petition addressed to the international community including the United Nations Permanent Representative, European Union Permanent...

The Federal Government has commended the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited for its efforts in ensuring that the Nigerian capital market (NCM) is deepened. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed, made the commendation during a courtesy visit of the management of the NGX, led by its...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that the effects of drug abuse in the country was worse than acts of insecurity and banditry. The President made the comment at the launch of War Against Drug Abuse at the State House in Abuja. The launch event was held in commemoration of...

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Support Committee has suspended its National Coordinator, Senator Godswill Akpabio over what it describes as poor leadership. The committee which is an umbrella body of President Buhari support groups had a mandate to galvanise support for President Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Addressing journalists after a...

Lending his support to the global campaign against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Friday evening attended the premiere of a movie titled “The Silent Baron”, a film produced by Mr Ifeanyi Ukaeru, in partnership with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)to highlight the...

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 2.56 per cent to close the week at 37,658.26 and N19.627 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NSE CG, NSE Banking, NSE Pension, NSE-AFR Bank Value, NSE AFR Div Yield, NSE MERI Growth, NSE Consumer...