archiveSeptember 20, 2021

The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) says the heavens will not fall if a northerner succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. “We will surprise them in 2023 because we will vote for who we want, including the northerners, and nothing will happen. If we choose to vote for a northerner, the...

Football’s world governing body FIFA will hold a meeting with its member-associations over the controversial plan to hold the World Cup every two years. An online summit on the international match calendar will take place on Sept. 30, FIFA announced on Monday. FIFA’s proposal to hold World Cup finals every...

A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Kingsley Moghalu has lamented that the Nigerian government’s involvement in economic issues is the main problem holding down the nation’s economy. Moghalu who spoke on Monday, during an interview on Arise TV, where he stated that Nigerian leaders...

A Jos Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Monday, sentenced a labourer, El-Kanan Emmanuel, 20, to three years in the correctional centre for stealing 60 litres of kerosene. The Judge, Mr Lawal Suleiman, handed down the sentence after the convict pleaded guilty to the two count charge of...

The Organised Private Sector (OPS)of Nigeria has said fulfilling of tax obligations, especially remitting Value Added Tax, has become confusing as businesses did not know the actual authority to relate with. A statement from the association disclosed that OPSN chairman, Mr Taiwo Adeniyi, said this while addressing a forum on...

Bridging the gap to attain sustainable solutions to economic recovery will be the most impactful route to drive lasting and meaningful growth; for this to be achieved, creation of opportunities, conscious inclusion of Small and Medium Enterprises and youth entrepreneurship are crucial. The Managing Director/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie...

Following the annual Information Security Management System (ISMS) audit by the British Standard Institute (BSI), Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) and its subsidiaries has retained its ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. This marks the 7th consecutive year that The Group will hold this certification since it was first received in 2015. The...

VP joins Kebbi Governor, wife to mark Mass Literacy Day Says access to education ticket to enjoyment of all human, civil and socio-political rights. Leaders at all levels should consider the education of their people, especially children and girls, as a duty, enabling them access more socio-economic opportunities and live...

  conferred with Chieftaincy title of Aare Akorewolu of Iyin Kingdom The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan at the weekend called on all Nigerian political leaders to come together in a bid to tackling the challenges facing the country. Lawan said no part of the country could on it's...

Pat Utomi, a Professor of Political Economics has warned that Nigeria runs the risk of entering another debt trap if it keeps borrowing to fill the needs of recurring expenditure spending. He urged that Nigeria develops a clear national strategy, which looks at how growth can take place in a...