archiveSeptember 2021

 Trading activities on the nation’s bourse closed on a negative note on Thursday to halt two consecutive days of bullish sentiment.Specifically, the All-Share Index dipped 57.03 points or 0.15 per cent to close at 38,911.31 from 38,968.34 recorded on Wednesday. Accordingly, the month-to-date and year-to-date losses increased to 0.8 per...

  The Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) says the state will implement the law as it relates to the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT in the state.Mr Tolu Adegbie, the Executive Chairman of ODIRS, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Akure. He noted that the...

The Federal Government has accused the media of giving less attention to the recent successes being recorded by the military over terrorists, bandits, militants and other form of insecurity. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the accusation on Thursday in Abuja at the renaming of News...

The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination has faulted the Federal Government of Nigeria for linking its ongoing Million-Man Freedom March at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, the United States of America with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Yoruba Nation agitators started a march at the UN...

The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) says its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has received medical attention after he broke down while presenting a brief address and was rushed out of the banquet hall at the presidential villa on Thursday. EFCC Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known in a...

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, September 16, 2021 secured the conviction of three serial fraudsters charged for offences bordering on cheating by personation, attempted cheating and internet fraud. The convicts are Ayinde Qudus Olayemi, Ademola Samuel and Abdulazeez Faruk Justice Sikiru...

Access Bank Plc has announced successful launch of a $500 million 144A/RegS Senior Unsecured Eurobond – 5-year unsecured note under the Bank’s $1.5billion Global Note programme – as part of its Global Medium-Term Note Programme. According to a notice signed by the company’s secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, and made available on...

  says terrorism won't end with Almajiri phenomenon The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday warned that the security challenges and banditry in the Northern region would not end soon as the Almajiri phenomenon continue unchecked. According to CAN, since the government had allowed insecurity to continue, it would...

Two suspects, Bashir Muhammad 23, and Nasiru Salisu 27, arrested in connection with the killing of Captain Abdulkareem Na’Allah, the eldest son of Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has narrated why they killed their victim. Speaking to journalists at the police headquarters on Thursday, the prime suspect in the matter, Bashir...

President Muhammadu Buhari would be represented by his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in the Republic of Guinea today. Prof. Osinbajo had participated last week at the previous ECOWAS Extraordinary...