Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), yesterday further dropped by 2.2 per cent after some blue-chip stocks suffered huge loss in the prices of their shares.At the close of trading in the day, the twin market indicators, the market capital...
The leadership of Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and AIICO Insurance Plc have declared that the Employees’ Compensation Act(ECA) was a comprehe...
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday defied the rains and the security concerns in the city as they thronged to recreation centres across the city to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr feast.The large turn-out witnessed at the recreation c...
The Chief Imam of Dobi mosque, Alhaji Adamu Baba, has called for unity among Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion to enhance peaceful co-existence.Baba who made the call in his sallah sermon at Dobi, near Gwagwalada, also called for prayers for...
Lepers in the Alheri Special Village, Koroko Yangoji, in Kwali area council, have made an appeal to the government to intervene and bring to an end the six year electricity problem in the village.The head of the village, Sarki Kutare, Ali Isa, made the...
Residents of Nyanya in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Mararaba, a neighbouring town in Nasarawa State were thrown into happiness recently, when the Dunamis Church International, commenced the grading of Boundary Street Road.LEADERSHIP reports ...
The National Council for Women’s Societies (NCWS) has charged security operatives to work assiduously to put an end to acts of terrorism across the country.Condemning last Friday’s bomb blast at the UN House in Abuja, the National President...
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have agreed to help fast-track the development of the country’s industrial sector in line with the federal government’s transformation agenda.UNID...
The Minister of State for Trade and Investment,Dr.Samuel Ortum, has said that the law establishing the Standard Organisation of Nigeria(SON) would be strengthened to give more powers to the organisation to effectively position it to fight the war again...
An Indian business delegation is to visit Nigeria and Ghana as part of an African tour in order to tap into the continent’s growing IT market which it said was headed for growth this year with market levels expected to reach $26.53 billion.The de...
The Joint Admissions Examination Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been publicly Overtime, Nigerians at various levels have decried the undue bureaucracies involved in the process of gaining entry into tertiary institutions. Every year more than a million...
The need for good employee relationship cannot be overemphasized as it encourages productions. However construction company workers in Abuja are subjected to the most deplorable working condition, UCHE UDUMA in this report writes A glance at the ...
The national U-17 team is yet to swing to action despite the official announcement of a new technical crew because the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has not given it the go ahead to commence work. Chief coach of the Golden Eaglets, Manu Garba, said...
Rafael Nadal is eyeing the retention of his US Open title. In 2010, Rafael Nadal had one of the most impressive Grand Slam runs of his career at the US Open. The Spaniard served out of his mind and looked nigh invincible on his least-favorite surface.H...
Usain Bolt has remained optimistic despite his 100 meters false start. He said he will not let the disqualification from the 100m final affect him when he defends his 200m title at the World Championships.The world record-holder said he was “extr...