archiveAugust 2022

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has joined a host of others to celebrate the Doyen of Accountancy in Nigeria, Pa, Akintola Williams on the occasion of his 103rd birthday. Pa Williams who was born on August 9, 1919, is the first African to qualify as a chartered...

The Director General of the (National Youth Service Corps), Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah, has warned corps members against participating in the local politics of their places of assignment. “While you’re expected to integrate into your host communities, appreciating and respecting their cultures, you shouldn’t engage in their local politics, which is...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Lucky Irabor on Tuesday said troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested gunmen involved in the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The CDS spoke during a press briefing at the Defense Headquarters in Abuja. Irabor said the army arrested the...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the Federal Government has disbursed a total of N100 billion to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans. Buhari said the loan was to expand the capital base of pharmaceutical manufacturers and boost local production of medicines and medical consumables. Buhari disclosed...

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated 0.70 per cent  and 0.72 per cent respectively to close the week at 50,722.33 and N27.358 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher for the week with the exception of The NGX-Main Board, NGX NGX Insurance, NGX Industrial Goods and NGX...

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the May/June 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, 45 days after the last paper with 76.4 per cent obtained credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), Patrick Areghan, made...

Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo State, on Monday night, rubbished quotes attributed to him concerning Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 election. A viral quote on social media had claimed that Ihedioha said although Obi is his friend, “I know him too well...

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has resolved to probe the utilisation of over N1.7 trillion Service Wide Votes (SWV) allocation in the 2017-2021 budgets disbursed to government agencies. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts disclosed this during its meeting. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Matthew Urhogbide,...

A report by the British National Health Service (NHS) Monday stated that Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives currently top the list of health workers in the United Kingdom with 4,722 personnels. The data from the NHS said at the end of May, not less than 1,000 medics including doctors had migrated...

Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political group, has expressed concern over the level of insecurity in Nigeria. In a statement by Jare Ajayi, its publicity secretary, the group said it was concerned about if President Muhammadu Buhari, as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, was aware of the attacks in the country. Afenifere...