archiveJanuary 2022

VP at Igbobi College 90th anniversary event, praises vision, contribution of founders says, school taught "us the difference a single person can make" in their corners Having laid a foundation for the nurturing of leaders who have left indelible marks across different fields, impacting many generations, the founders of Igbobi...

  The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.55 per cent and 0.54 per cent to close the week at 46,205.05 and N24.898 trillion respectively. However, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Main board, NGX banking,NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX...

  United Arab Emirates authorities have lifted the ban it placed on inbound flights from Nigeria and 11 other countries. The travel restrictions had been placed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the new variant, Omicron. Other countries affected were Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana,...

Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has revealed that Nigeria lost N3trillion to 2,845 fire outbreaks in 2021. Aregbesola made this known on Wednesday while decorating the newly promoted Deputy Controllers-General (DCGs) of the Federal Fire Service (FFS). The minister also said that the FFS saved properties worth N18.9 trillion, 587...

Former Senate President ,Bukola Saraki has declared his intention to run for the office of Nigeria’s President on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki, a former Governor of Kwara State in North Central Nigeria announced through his Facebook Page on Wednesday that he would vie for party’s...

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described Atiku Abubakar’s proposed single four years tenure if elected as president in 2023 as a practical joke. It would be recalled that Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the leader of the Technical Committee for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, had said the former Vice President would govern...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a proposed amendment to the 2022 budget following the adjustments made by the National Assembly to the proposal submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who spoke on the matter said the approved...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPC) has assured the public that the company has sufficient stock of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, to meet the needs of Nigerians. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Mr Garba Muhammad, gave the assurance in a statement...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) says it has received a bill of N3 trillion from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as payment for petrol subsidy in 2022. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, told state house correspondents on Wednesday at the end of the FEC...

    …gives one-week ultimatum    The Senate has given the management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited a one-week ultimatum to appear before its committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions or face the consequences for failing to do so.   The summons was issued on Wednesday by...