archiveJuly 5, 2021

  The domestic equities market opened trading for the week on Monday with a marginal growth of 0.02 per cent.Speficially, the All-Share Index rose by 8.0 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 38,220.01 from 38,212.01 achieved on Friday. Thus, the All-Share Index traded flat at 38,220.01, with month-to-date...

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has condemned Monday’s kidnapping of an unspecified number of students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Chikun Local Government Area of the State. The condemnation is contained in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on...

  By Kehinde David Folarin Millennials are thriving in the workforce today. They are the next generation to be leaders in the workplace and will be the generation that shapes the future of leadership. There are not many millennial role models that potential leaders can follow and emulate. Thus, we...

The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe says about 7000 students, with 500 staff members, have been trained on entrepreneurship, with mentors attached to them in the last three years. He said that the students were largely trained in the areas of Design Thinking Ready Set Work (RSW)...

Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has named Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi as his Chief of Staff. A letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, confirmed Ogunwuyi's appointment. The appointment takes immediate effect. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa,...

President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday evening met with the Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, over the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. The meeting which started at 5:11pm lasted till...

  *Over 2m jobs saved, created as FG release 100% budget component of ESP funds *1. 3M jobs retained through Payroll Support *36 States received N50b *7 local airlines receive N2.84b *Over 6 million farmers enumerated to benefit from agric sectoral support *President approves fertilizer subsidy for over 1 million...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Bello Hassan has expressed the readiness of the Corporation to partner with the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) towards enhancing innovation in the delivery of services to depositors and its other stakeholders. The MD/CE made this...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that presiding officers of both chambers of the National Assembly are not in any position to determine the outcome of amendments to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill under consideration. Lawan made this known against the backdrop of insinuations and misgivings by some...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal office has arraigned one Matthew Adamu before Justice M. T. M Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a one count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. The charge reads: “that you Mathew Adamu ‘M’ sometime in...