archiveNovember 2021

The Federal Government, on Thursday, lauded the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) management for the judicious use of scarce resources to uplift the status of the Corps. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, said this while inaugurating academic activities for Senior Course one, FRSC...

  Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, inaugurated members of the investigation tribunal to inquire into the causes of the collapsed 21-storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi. Sanwo-Olu also signed an executive order legitimising the composition of the panel and empowering it to invite or summon anyone and...

  MTN Group said it is planning to sell shares worth about $241.7million from its Nigeria business. MTN on Thursday said it will offer 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria, which listed in Lagos in 2019. “Today we announce our intention to proceed with a public offer for sale of...

  The death toll in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has risen to 38. The building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the site. Many people were reportedly trapped in the rubble, including the Managing Director, Fourscore...

  The Anambra government has declared Thursday Nov. 4 and Friday Nov. 5 as work-free days ahead of the Saturday governorship election.   This is contained in a circular signed by Mr Harry Udu, the Head of Service in Anambra.   The directive said the work-free days were to enable...

VP is a man of the youths, we’ve heed call to ‘move on’, say skit comedians Even as the Federal Government will continue to create an enabling environment for the growth and development of youths in the country, the creativity/ talents of Nigeria’s youth population is enough reason to believe...

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) hosted the sixth edition of its Market Data Workshop on Wednesday, 3 November 2021. This year’s event was held virtually in collaboration with Official Partners, Zenith Bank, Reliance Infosystems Limited, Infoware and MTN Nigeria; Gold Sponsor, CSCS Plc; and Corporate Sponsors, United Capital, NG Clearing, Cordros,...

  The NNPC Ltd hereby informs the general public, especially those living within the Anifowoshe area of Ikeja in Lagos State, that a gas pipeline that was reported leaking in the early hours of today has been isolated and the general area cordoned off. The incident was caused by road...

 Bearish sentiment resurfaced on the nation’s bourse on Wednesday with the key indicators dropping by 0.09 per cent amid profit taking on some blue chips. Specifically, the All-Index lost 37.94 points or 0.09 per cent to close at 41,975.45 from 42,013.39 posted on Tuesday. Accordingly, the month-to-date loss increased to...

 The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, on Wednesday said the economic cost of road accidents in Nigeria amounted to about N450 billion annually.Saraki also said the recent approval granted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to reconstruct 21 federal roads across the country was a direct response...