archiveDecember 15, 2021

Positive sentiments returned to the Nigerian equities market on Wednesday following investors’ interest in Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) and 18 others. Specifically, the market capitalisation inched higher by N21 billion or 0.10 per cent to close at N22.102 trillion against N22.081 trillion recorded on Tuesday. Also, the All-Share Index...

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, arraigned 15 suspected invaders of the residence of Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suspects were arraigned before Justice Nkeonye Maha on 18-count amended charge bordering on forgery, criminal trespass, intimidation, extortion, among others, contrary to the sections...

Africa is being left behind, having received only 450million of the eight billion COVID vaccine doses distributed. Dr Richard Mihigo, Immunization and Vaccines Development Programme, Coordinator World Health Organisation’s Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), made this known while speaking on “Vaccination in Africa: Research Capacity, Advocacy, Manufacturing and Distribution”,...

Ahead of the 2023 poll, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally dropped the hint that he would aspire to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, who had a closed-door meeting with Northern elders under the aegis...

South Africa’s High Court ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to jail after setting aside the decision to release him on medical parole, a court judgement showed on Wednesday. The 79-year old began medical parole in September, and is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. Zuma handed...

  The Debt Management Office (DMO) has published Nigeria’s Total Public Debt as at September 30, 2021 which includes the Total External and Domestic Debts of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), thirty-six (36) State Governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The data shows that Nigeria’s Public Debt was...

The Lagos State Government has commenced prosecution of inbound international passengers who fail to submit themselves for Day Two and Day Seven PCR tests as mandated by the Federal COVID-19 protocols and guidelines. According to a statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs, of the Health Ministry, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, the...

  *Facilities are centers with different expensive equipment needed to grow small businesses & trades *Federal Resources belong to all Nigerians, says Osinbajo *VP to Imo people: “Don't allow your land become ungovernable" *Imo Gov thanks VP for this "wonderful thing," referring to Shared Tailoring Facility with 200 pieces of...

  Governors of the six states in Nigeria’s north east met behind closed doors for their forum’s sixth meeting on Tuesday. The meeting which was held at the banquet hall of the Government House, Damaturu, Yobe State, was led by Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum who is Chairman...

NGX Regulation (NGX RegCo) Limited has restated commitment to promoting a fair, transparent, and orderly Nigerian capital market at the the 2021 Issuers’ Engagement Forum with the theme: ‘Corporate Disclosures – Beyond Numbers’. Speaking at the conference, the Chief Executive Officer, NGX RegCo, Ms. Tinuade Awe stated,  “The impact of...