archiveMarch 2022

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in collaboration with Bamboo Invest and Africa Prudential Plc. hosted a webinar tagged “Increasing Retail Participation Through Digitalization” on Tuesday, 15 March 2022. This webinar highlighted opportunities to foster the growth of retail investor participation in the Nigerian capital market. Delivering his opening remark, the Divisional...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday warned voters from 270 polling units displaced from their homes by bandits in Niger State might not be able to vote in the forthcoming general elections. Available information has it that 14 out of the 25 local government areas, LGAs, of the state...

  The Head of Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, on Saturday, warned that Western sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station to crash. Roscosmos said the sanctions, some of which predate Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine if not lifted, could affect the operation of Russian spacecraft servicing the ISS. The...

A yet-to-be-identified dispatch rider has been apprehended with a baby found in his courier box in Lagos State. The undated video seen by The Nation has gone viral.The suspect was said to have been caught in the Sangotedo area of Lagos. The development comes amid the outrage over the murder...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, distanced himself from reports of him backing the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s President in 2023. Reports had it that Obasanjo said the Southeast would would bring a lot to the table if allowed to produce the country’s president. Obasanjo was quoted to have made...

The factional in-fighting which trailed the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has resulted in a court judgement which ruled that Dotun Babayemi was the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the party. This judgement was delivered on Friday at an Osun State High Court sitting in...

In continuation of this year's International Women's Day Celebration, Meta in partnership with She Leads Africa, FATE Foundation and Afrigrants hosted 50 women-business owners to an exclusive dinner on Friday, 11th March 2022 at the EbonyLife Place in Lagos, to celebrate their remarkable achievements. The theme for Meta’s IWD celebration...

  The Federal Competition Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, National Information Technology Development Agency, and the Nigerian Police Force, on Friday, raided some illegal financial institutions operating on Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos. Among the financial institutions affected were, GoCash,...

  says power sector subsidy removal quietly done The Federal Government said on Friday that it had quietly removed all subsidies in the power sector, even as it plans to gradually stop similar subsidies on petroleum motor spirit (PMS), also known as fuel. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National...

The Cross River Police Command has warned those trying to incite a second Endsars protest to desist or be ready to face the full wrath of the law. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, gave the warning on Friday in Calabar during an interaction with newsmen. Ugbo said...