archiveSeptember 15, 2023

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed on Friday in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q2 2023, released in Abuja, that Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N49.85 trillion ($108.30 billion) in the first quarter of 2023 to N87.38 trillion ($113.42 billion ) in the second...

  The Healing Heart Foundation, an NGO, has announced plans to sensitise Nigerian youths through a conference on the inherent dangers of drug abuse and other social vices bedeviling the society. Mrs Sophy Mbanisi, the President of the Foundation,  made this known in an interview with newsmen on Friday in...

Nigerian Exchange Group Plc and its subsidiaries deeply mourn the loss of one of its founding fathers, Pa Akintola Williams, CFR, CBE, FCA, who died on Monday at the remarkable age of 104. Pa Williams was instrumental in establishing the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), now Nigerian Exchange Group Plc following...

Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday, September 14, 2023 convicted ten people on one count separate charges bordering on internet fraud. The defendants who were prosecuted by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are Ikyegh...

Lagos State’s Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the reassignment of portfolios for two of his cabinet members. The governor revealed the designations on Friday, during the ongoing 2023 Onboarding retreat program for the State Executive Council and Permanent Secretaries. The theme of the retreat is ‘Navigating Government Excellence: The Leadership...

The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has said that the body of the late musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba known as Mohbad can be exhumed for autopsy. Hundeyin said this late Thursday night during an Instagram live session with media personality Ifedayo Olarinde also known as Daddy...

  The authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka have finally cut down its obligatory and some other fees being charged to the students. The university reduced the fees on Thursday evening following the marathon meeting that lasted for more than five hours with the leadership of the National...

    Nigeria’s inflation surged by 1.72 per cent to 25.80 per cent in August 2023, from 24.08 per cent recorded in July. This is according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for August 2023 released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday. The significant increase reflects...