President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday swore in Prof. Nwanze Okidegbe as his Chief Economic Adviser. Before his appointment, Okidegbe was a Senior Consultant with the World Bank and United Nations’ Development Programme. The president also swore i...
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday said that the state deserved a special status in view of its unique position and being a commercial capital of the country. Fashola said this in Lagos when he played host to a delegation of biparti...
In a show of bravery, a man identified as Mr. Adekola yesterday overpowered a gang of robbers who attacked him at his Lugbe Zone 5 residence in the early hours of yesterday and dispossessed them of their weapons. Two armed robbers were dispossessed of ...
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged both the private and public sectors to work together to achieve a common goal in the transport sector. Its President, Alhaji Najeem Yasin, made the call yesterday in Abuja at the handing ov...
The Delta State Government has attracted more than $16 billion worth of investment in its export free zone expected to create over 500,000 jobs. The State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, said in Warri yesterday that investors from Saudi Arabia and Indi...
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), has withdrawn the pre-action notice it gave the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON). Also withdrawn was the petition it filed against the organisation which has been a sub...
Director general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier-Geneneral Maharazu Tsiga, has appealed to states and Local Government Councils in the country to increase Corps members’ monthly allowances, in line with current realities. Tsi...
A Federal High court in Abuja has fixed October 19 to deliver judgment on a suit filed by a senior director of the National Assembly Service Commission, Suleiman Mohammed for his alleged retirement by the commission. The trial judge, Justice Ibrahim Au...
Experts have said that the recent move by banks to access information through credit bureaux before giving loans to their customers would reduce high risk associated with lending. They also said that credit bureaux services would as well help banks and...
Following the persistent depression in the nation’s equity market, market operators have agreed that for the market to regain its pride of place as a centre for capital formation, the incoming finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, must ensure...
Apex pro-Islamic group in northern Nigeria, the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) yesterday broke its silence on the lingering Boko Haram uprising, stating that the withdrawal of the Joint Task Force (JTF) is the only viable conditio...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again lost an appeal for extension of time to file a reply to petitions raised by another Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate for the House of Representatives polls. It had lost similar appeal for more time...
The Chief Monitoring Officer, Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in Kwara state, Mr. Ekanem Anita has assured customers of broadcast stations as well as service providers of quality content. He told newsmen shortly after a customer forum organised b...
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has set a strategic plan to sell its 67.68 per cent equity stake in Guaranty Trust Assurance Plc, to Assur Africa Holding for a consideration of N11.910 billion. The completion, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expec...
The government has mandated Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) to serve as sovereign credit ratings advisor for the country. The British Prime Minister to Nigeria, David Cameron , the Minister of State for Finance of Nigeria, Dr. Yerima Ngama and the Group ...