archiveSeptember 2021

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the end of its 138th meeting on Friday insisted that the door has been permanently shut against Bureau De Change operators (BDCs) in the country and that no amount of pressure will make it rescind its decision....

 Ms Titilayo Tade, Training Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Initiative of Nigeria (SURPIN) has called on Nigerians, especially the youth, to refrain from suicide in the face of  challenges. Tade told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  in Lagos on Friday  that young people were prone to contemplate suicide. She said that...

Dr Chinyere Almona, Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has charged the federal government to address matters affecting ease of doing business and other real sector parameters, for improved economic outcomes. Almona gave the advice at a familiarisation parley with newsmen on Friday in Lagos. The LCCI DG,...

  The shareholders of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group or The Group) Plc convened in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, last week, for its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) after the demutualisation of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Amidst other critical matters proposed for shareholder vote, the Board of NGX...

Gunmen have killed Abubakar Abdullahi, the chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack happened in the early hours of Friday, the the Director of Media and Publicity of MACBN in Kaduna State, Ibrahim Bayero-Zango, confirmed the incident to...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it has not been informed about the court judgment ordering it to pay N20 billion in damages to Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. Peter Afunanya, spokesperson of the DSS who spoke on Friday said the court has...

The Nigerian Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has sought the assistance of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) to stop migration of big Nigerian industries to other countries. A delegation of NACCIMA, led by its National President, Chief John Udeagbala, made this known in Abuja...

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he will turn his back on former President, Goodluck Jonathan, if he ever defects to the All Progressives Congress, APC. There have been rumours circulating that Jonathan is on his way to dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to retain the benchmark interest rate at 11.5%, whilst keeping all other monetary parameters constant. This was disclosed by the Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, while reading the communique at the end of the monetary policy...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has said that Nigerians will know the identities of terrorism financiers in the country at the right time. He disclosed this while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ current affairs programme on Thursday. The President,...