archiveOctober 2021

  The Federal Government has warned Nigerians to be wary of fraudulent messages making the rounds over the purported payment of N80,000 to beneficiaries of the Survival Fund Scheme. A statement issued in Abuja, on Saturday, by the Project Delivery Office (PDO) of the Scheme, said that the news of...

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday in Jos urged Nigerians to be hopeful of finding lasting solutions to insecurity in the country, and to be fervent in prayers.Osinbanjo gave the charge in his goodwill message to the annual thanksgiving service of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Plateau Chapter. He...

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.66 per cent to close the week at 42,038.60 and N21.938 trillion respectively. All other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX CG and NGX Meri Value indices which depreciated by 0.04 per cent and 2.20 per cent respectively, while...

  Gas should be a transition fuel, says Tony Blair VP explains Nigeria's plan Joins Tanzanian President, Former UK Prime Minister, UN ECA official to discuss Africa and Climate Change A few days to the commencement of the COP26 holding in the United Kingdom, Nigeria's expectation is that more developed...

 Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank (AfDB) says the bank is targeting to create 25 million new jobs by 2025.Adesina said this when he delivered a lecture on “Social Media, National Security and Social Change: Bridging the Gap for Development in Africa’’ in Lagos. According to a statement...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the social media giant will change the name of its holding company to Meta, in a rebrand that comes as the company faces a series of public relations crises. Zuckerberg made the announcement at the Facebook’s annual conference on Thursday, where he outlined...

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared to the three tiers of government, N739.965 billion as federation allocation for September. According to a statement from Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning late on Thursday, the meeting was held through a Virtual Conference....

  The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said that the Lagos Blue rail lines will be operational by Dec. 31, 2022. The Railway Engineer of LAMATA, Mr Joseph Akinpelu, said this when he led 57 Students of Leisure and Tourism Management (LTM), Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech), Epe...

Soldiers conducting Exercise Golden Dawn in the South East have eliminated a member of the Biafran National Guard, responsible for an attack on troops at Amaekpu, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Friday....

The Nigerian stock market rebounded by 0.41 per cent on Thursday following investors’ interest in MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) and 20 others. Speficially, the All-Share Index which opened at 41,789.59 rose by 171.55 points or 0.41 per cent to close at 41,961.14. Consequently, month-to-date and year-to-date gains increased to 4.3...