archiveJune 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that it was collaborating with the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) to develop standards for commodities. Director General of SEC, Mr. Lamido Yuguda, stated this in Lagos stressed that Nigeria has various commodities that could be exported in a bid to grow...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday advised President Bola Tinubu to ensure a balance in his appointment of security chiefs and other top political positions, stressing that this would assist in stabilizing his administration. According to the religious group, it would be crucial for the appointments to reflect...

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has reserved ruling in the appeal by a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court dismissing his no case submission. The former governor, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, and their...

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states. INEC National  Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made this known in a statement released on Tuesday. He said...

  Polaris Bank has clarified that she did not violate any law in a recent disengagement of some staff which it said was done in line with the terms of the contract guiding their engagements The Bank was reacting to a report of the picketing of its headquarters by NUBIFIE...

A Nigerian-born British data management lead at the Bank of England, Abel Aboh, has been appointed to the board of the Data Lab Scotland, a leading innovation centre for data and artificial intelligence in Scotland, United Kingdom. Aboh is among the 20 new board members to oversee the centre’s Governance,...

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has confirmed the June 3 killing of a student of the Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Adekunle Agboola. Agboola was killed by armed robbers at Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction when he tried to recover his friend’s phone which...

NGX Regulation Limited, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) as well as the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria have all said they remain committed to championing the drive of sustainability and climatic disclosure reporting among companies to ensure investors in the Nigerian capital market are protected. The Chief Executive...

The spokesperson of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of a lack of neutrality. Speaking as regards the ongoing presidential election petition tribunal, Okonkwo said INEC was making all efforts to please a particular group. He added that with such actions,...

The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) on Tuesday wrote a letter to President Bola Tinubu, seeking Nigeria’s return to the Republican Constitution. The 1963 Republican Constitution is one that ensures true federalism and guarantees peaceful co-existence among tiers of government in the country. “Nigeria remains a country not a nation till...