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Equity trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange continued on a bearish note yesterday, as more investors sold their holdings to take profit from the gains recorded in the previous days. Losses recorded in blue chips companies dragged the All-Share index ...
Although Africa is experiencing increased growth in trade and investment, the continent should broaden its tax base to create sustainable revenue collection, says Logan Wort of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF). Speaking at the ATAF meeting o...
The Presidential Committee on Verification and Reconciliation of Fuel Subsidy Payments also yesterday asked the federal government to commence criminal investigation and prosecution of 21 oil marketing and trading companies (OMTs) it found culpable ove...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has again raised an alarm that the Federal Government is working tirelessly to weaken the labour movement by facilitating the registration of a new labour centre. The President of the Congress, Comrade Abdulwaheed Om...
Since the attainment of its independence in 1960 and its transition to a democratic government, Nigeria has been facing one of the greatest challenges to its democracy, living in a nightmare of an insurgence. In this interview with NKECHI ISAAC, the Di...
The Nigerian community in New York is presently in a mourning mood following the auto crash that claimed the lives of five Nigerians who were on their way from a two-day convention of the Arondizuogu Patriotic Union National Congress of North America. ...
The National Commissioner in charge of Logistics at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Col. MK Hammanga, has disclosed that the commission is working out modalities to ensure that Nigerians living in Diaspora are afforded the opportu...
An Ogwashi-uku High Court in Delta State yesterday sentenced one Chukwutem Eke, a farmer to death by hanging for the murder of a 15 year old boy in the area. The presiding Judge, Justice Theresa Diai, in her judgment said that Chukwutem was guilty of t...
The Imo State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim, Mr. Patrick Ifeanyi Okoro, who was kidnapped from his private hospital at Onitsha, Anambra State. According to the Police Public Relation Officer in the state, Mr. Vitalis Onugu who disclosed...
Speculations over the Delta State government’s decision to sack 19 Delta-Line Workers, was laid to rest yesterday when the state Transport Commissioner, Mr. Ben Igbakpa disclosed that they were sacked over their inability to offer the services fo...
Former Borno state governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has kept a low profile since he left office in May last year. His inauguration last Tuesday as the chairman Board of Trustees (BOT) of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has launched him back into...
The newly inaugurated board of the FCT Primary Health Care Development Board (PHCDB) has pledged to work assiduously towards the entrenchment of quality health care delivery system in primary health care facilities in the territory. This is just as it ...
Equity transaction plummeted yesterday with the twin market indicators on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), falling by 0.91 per cent. A review of the day’s transaction showed that, highly capitalised stocks comprising of 16 companies recorded pr...
Unity Bank Plc has begun implementation of a programme of workforce reinvigoration aimed at raising productivity and competitive position in the financial industry. With the implementation of the programme, the bank has announced staff promotions, reti...
The World Bank has concluded plans to provide a $200 million seed fund to set up a Financial Intermediary Loan (FIL) scheme under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, as part of measures to address infrastructure deficit in the country. Acc...