The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday swore in five new resident commissioners in Abuja. The new commissioners are Prof. Jato Jacob from Nasarawa State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaji from Ekiti, Barrister Austin Okogie from Edo, Nasir Ol...
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos yesterday remanded a man, Odion Ukhoria, at the Ikoyi Prisons for allegedly killing his wife. Ukhoria, 41, whose plea was not taken, is facing a charge of murder. The Magistrate, Mrs. F.M. Kayode, ordered...
The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Rose Chineyere Uzoma, yesterday queried the 35 percent service delivery rating given to them by the Service Compact for All Nigerian (SERVICOM), and demanded to see the criteria us...
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, has congratulated former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 75th birthday. Governor Okorocha prayed God to grant President Obasanjo, good health and wisdom to continue his service to the country...
After four days of staying away from their bank accounts as a result of the weekend and two days public holiday declared by the Anambra State Government for the burial of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, customers of respective banks in Anambra State e...
Three weeks after the traditional rulers in Edo South Senatorial district assured Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole of their support and prayers for his re-election bid, the traditional rulers in Edo Central Senatorial district have followed s...
Senator Andy Uba has expressed his preparedness for the rerun election to fill the vacant position of the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial district in the National Assembly. The Independent National Electoral Commission(I...
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have summoned the Managing Director of Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA), Kayode Noah; the state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Toyin Ayinde and the General Manage...
The Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has said that investments of up to $100 billion were needed for the country to produce, transmit and distribute 40,000MW of electricity by year 2020. The minister who was speaking on a topic entitled: &ls...
Mr. Felix Modebe, is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Century 21 Real Estate Group. In this interview with John Oba and OMOTOLA OLORUNTOBI, he argues that with the high cost of land and building materials, the housing-for-all policy of...
Standard Chartered Bank Plc has recorded a growth of 11 per cent in profit after tax to US$6.78 billion even as it grew its loan advances by 9 per cent to $269 billion in its 2011 financial year end. The bank whose deposit base grew by 11 per cent to $...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has expressed optimism that the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill would provide a further boost to listing prospects in the upstream oil and gas sector. The chief Executive Officer of the Exchange, Mr. Oscar Onyema, w...
Leading market analysts and industry regulators have described Nigeria's economic growth rate as exceptional, in spite of its huge infrastructure deficit, at a time of slow growth across developing economies. Speaking at the 2012 Standard Bank West...
The Central Bank Governor said Friday that he won't raise interest rates to counteract inflation driven upward by the end of a fuel-subsidy programme, as violent insurgents and a weak global economy threaten growth in one of Africa's most dynam...
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved that the Federal Government’s shares in Nigeria Unity Line (NUL) be sold through strategic investor sales. This was one of the decisions arrived at by the council at its first meeting for 2...