archiveOctober 2021

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, (LPPC), has elevated 72 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN). Lawyers who made the 2021 list include the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, a former Secretary General of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), Mr Emeka...

  The House of Representatives on Thursday threatened to ask the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take over the ownership of Heritage Bank for owing the government more money than it’s entire share capital put together. Chairman of the Adhoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots,...

  Majority of the states in the North central zone, on Thursday, proposed a 39: 35: 26 per cent revenue sharing formula for the three tiers of government in the country. The States made their positions known at a one-day North Central Zonal public hearing on the review of the...

By 2050, Africa will have a youth population of over 800 million, with an additional 400 million jobs set to be needed by 2035 for youth across the continent. With agriculture already accounting for an estimated 35 per cent of employment in Nigeria, the sector is ripe for innovation and...

The Lagos state Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested 34 suspects following the #EndSars anniversary protest on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest, which was to commemorate the one year anniversary of ENDSARS was carried out by a motorcade bearing protesters...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement worth $500,000 dollars with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN, for a study on the economic, religious and social factors hampering access to finance by women in northern Nigeria. This is contained in a statement jointly...

    Pursuant to the CBN Act 2007 and as part of its policy measures to address rising youth unemployment and underemployment in the country, the Central Bank (CBN) has developed the Tertiary Institutions Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES), in partnership with Nigerian polytechnics and universities to harness the potential of graduate...

  bemoans government’s non-committal to bringing killers of protesters to justice.   The wife of the senior pastor of the Living Faith Church a.k.a Winners Chapel, Mrs Faith Oyedepo, has said that God will avenge the death of young Nigerians who were murdered during EndSARS protests by officers of the...

flags off construction of NASC office complex   President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly leadership would continue to support the legislature through the provision of needed infrastructure to ensure that the institution delivers on its mandate to Nigerians. Lawan made this known on Wednesday...

  Keynote address by the MD/CEO NDIC, Mr. Bello Hassan at the opening ceremony of the 18th edition of the workshop for Business Editors and Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) on Wednesday 20th October OCTOBER, 2021 in Ibadan Protocols It is my great pleasure to welcome all the distinguished...