archiveOctober 2, 2021

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY ON 12TH JUNE, 2021 Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of...

The Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, has described the Petroleum Industry Acts (PIA) recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari as another step taken by the Federal Government to keep the oil-producing states as surbordinates. The governor, while speaking during the state banquet to mark Nigeria's 61 years independence...

Publisher/Chief Executive Officer of MARKETING EDGE magazine, Mr. John Ajayi, has announced the details of the final rites of passage for the celebration of the life and times of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Idowu Durodola Ajayi (nee Olofinmonmi). Making the details public in a statement which he issued in Lagos...

Trading in the top-three equities namely Transcorp Hotels Plc, Honeywell Flour Mill Plc and FBN Holdings Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 1.494 billion shares worth N6.944 billion in 1,017 deals, contributing 68.33 per cent and 42.91 per cent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. A total...

The Force Commander (FC), Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, says the fight against terrorism requires global approach by integrating various skills held by both civilians and the military. A statement by the Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Muhammad Dole, on Friday, said that Ibrahim...

Retired AVM Sikiru Smith who was kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, has regained his freedom, the police said in Lagos on Saturday. Police spokesman in Lagos State, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He did not mention where Smith was released;...

  Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited brought together a caste of leading industry experts to dimension the digital transformation of the financial services space with a keen focus on the Nigerian capital market at its inaugural NGX TechNovation Conference. The virtual event with the theme, Technology, Platforms and Markets held on...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has explained that he will receive COVID-19 vaccine for the sake of the gospel. He stated this on Friday night during the monthly Holy Ghost Service programme of the church at the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan...

The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Mr. Timothy Olawale, is dead. Olawale passed away in a hospital on Friday as the nation marked Independence Day. The DG was in Abuja for a meeting on Thursday with the board of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF). The deceased attended...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and others have mocked the President Muhammadu Buhari, over his Independence Day speech which they said failed to address critical issues affecting the country. Speaking through a statement titled, “PDP To Buhari: Comparing Period Under...