archiveSeptember 2023

  The first Nigerian professor of Capital Market, Prof. Uchenna Joseph Uwaleke, has been named the keynote speaker of the 2023 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). Confirming this, the chairman of the GOCOP 7th Conference Planning Committee and deputy president of the body, Mr Danlami...

  The Special Adviser to the Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) Mr Tokunbo Akande has clarified the misunderstanding about stamp duty as he maintained that it is a revenue stamp and not a postage stamp. Akande made this known while featuring as a guest on...

BudgIT, a prominent civic-tech organization promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, is thrilled to announce the exceptional winners of the 2023 Active Citizens Awards. The award ceremony, held on Saturday, September 16, 2023, was an unforgettable occasion where remarkable individuals and organizations were spotlighted and acknowledged for...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations are at advanced stage. The Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the hint in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...

  set to launch ‘Yoruba Renaissance’ book   The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to apologise to Oyo monarchs for ‘a shameful affront to the dignity of Yoruba tradition and culture.’ This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the...

  declared an interim dividend of N0.30 per share The net profit of Access Holdings for the first half of the year rose by 52 per cent   compared to that of the same period of last year as its revenue for the review period stood at N940 billion for the...

Governor Dikko Radda on Saturday congratulated the people of Katsina State on 36 years since the state’s creation by the military government of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on September 23, 1987. Radda, in a personal message to the citizens and residents, praised Babangida for “purposefully” creating the state, a statement...

Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) a military task force, maintaining peace in Plateau, Bauchi and Kaduna States, has uncovered a gun factory at Kafachan, Jama’a Local Government Area, LGA, of Kaduna State. Capt. James Oya, the Media Officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Jos. Mr...

The Yoruba Council of Elders has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgent importance, create an enabling environment for the return of all involuntary exiles, who are victims of past draconian regimes. The Yoruba elders said that those in exile include “the personages of Professor Banji Akintoye...

The Nigerian government has launched the National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The initiative is aimed at harnessing and showcasing Nigeria’s vast pool of talent on the global stage, Officials of the government stated that the launch...