archiveFebruary 2023

The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode for questioning. The agency confirmed the development to Channels Television on Monday, saying the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain has been with the Service since 9:00 am. “Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has been with the DSS since 9...

    Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) to deepen the commodities trading ecosystem. Director-General of SEC, Mr. Lamido Yuguda, stated this during a meeting with the management of NAIC, according to a statement by the commission. Yuguda...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that voting will not take place in 240 polling units across the country in the coming general election as they are without registered votes. The Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu disclosed who disclosed this in meeting with leaders of political...

A total turnover of 944.293 million shares worth billion in 18,615 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 3.789 billion shares valued at N27.500 billion that exchanged hands last week in 20,333 deals. The Financial Services Industry (measured...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Friday, took a swipe at the Federal government for ordering the closure of all universities in the country on the premise of holding general elections a couple of weeks away, saying “the directive is totally illegal”. The president of the union, Prof...

  The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the attack on his supporters at a Lagos rally on Saturday by suspected hoodlums. Obi said the civic space must not be shrunk, calling on security agencies to protect the fundamental human rights of citizens. “As we go...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked claims about the incapacity of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) Plc to print the naira. The apex bank also denied claims that it plans to shut down commercial banks in a geo-political zone. This was disclosed in a statement signed...

  The Federal Government has directed depot operators to sell Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol at the official price of N172 per litre to independent marketers. This followed the supply of over 150 million litres of petrol to the Ijegun tank farm in Lagos State. This supply...

The Nigerian equity market recorded a loss of 0.05 per cent or N17.7billion at the close of trading on Friday. The loss made the market capitalization which opened the week transaction to slide from N29.60 trillion to N29.59 trillion after trading on Friday, even as the All-Share Index dropped by...

  rewards state’s athletes at Commonwealth Games, African Cycling event ays Oyo ready to acquire Obafemi Awolowo Stadium from FG   Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Friday, hosted and rewarded members of the state’s contingent to the 2022 edition of the National Sports Festival tagged Delta 2022. The athletes,...