archiveJuly 2021

  The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele,says the bank will increase its development finance interventions to further support start-ups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Emefiele made the pledge while delivering the 51st Convocation Lecture of the University of Lagos, Akoka, on Monday...

Barring any last-minute change, the six governors in the South-West geopolitical zone will meet the Senators and House of Representatives members from the zone in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill and the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which will be debated on the floor of...

Barely two months after their last meeting, Governors from the Southern part of the country, again, converged in Lagos State on Monday in a follow-up to their May 11, 2021 deliberation in Asaba, Delta State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted his colleagues at the Government House in Alausa for the meeting...

The Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF) on Monday, insisted on rotational presidency, saying Nigeria’s president in 2023 must come from the South. The forum agreed on the decision in a communique signed and issued by the Chairman, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), after their meeting at the Lagos House, Ikeja. In the...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya has appointed of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key staff. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations made the announcement on Saturday. The Commandant Nigerian Army Armoured School, Maj Gen BO Sawyer is the new...

The police in Lagos have denied killing a teenager during a protest in the Ojota area of the state on Saturday. Agitators of the Yoruba Nation had defied the presence of security operatives and converged at the Freedom Park, chanting different songs of freedom and flying their flags. They said...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for collaboration between the National Assembly and the 36 state Houses of Assembly to make the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution successful. Gbajabiamila, who spoke at a meeting of the Conference of Presiding Officers of Nigerian Legislatures in...

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.47 per cent and 1.49 per cent to close the week at 38,212.01 and N19.919 trillion respectively. A total turnover of 1.021 billion shares worth N14.145 billion in 17,565 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor...

*VP graces coronation of Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero Beyond its proud history and traditions, Kano is a melting pot of diverse tribes and cultures and a place that is home to all and for all Nigerians, where they can co-exist peacefully regardless of differences, according to Vice...

As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, Rite Foods Limited recently aided the free breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment programme of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation for women in Lagos. According to a press statement from the company,the exercise which will be conducted in all parts of...