By Philemon Adedeji Equities market on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) closed in green zone for the third consecutive session, as the Lagos bourse maintained the bull run bringing the All Share Index (ASI) up by 433.26 basis points or…
The Nigeria Customs Service has built a N19.6 billion smart Corporate Headquarters.The Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Chairman, Organising Committee for Commissioning of the edifice, Adeniyi said the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The newly appointed Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf, has pledged to reposition the nation’s airports, toward growth and development of the country. He made the declaration on Tuesday in…
Senator representing Borno South senatorial district, Ali Ndume has vowed to sue the Federal Government over move to collect $800million loan from the World Bank despite opposition from Nigerians. Last week, Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, revealed…
…Schools, electricity projects, road construction, Agric among key sectors of focus …State taps into Sukuk financing to accelerate growth Lagos State has set another record in accessing capital market funds to finance delivery of key infrastructure projects. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…
…flags off Wadi-B drilling campaign in Borno state The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, says it has cleared the outstanding $3.8 billion joint venture cash-call debts owed to international oil companies, IOCs, operating in the country. NNPCL’s Executive Vice…
The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Power and the Transmission Company of Nigeria to find a lasting solution to the issue of power distribution and supply across the country. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption…
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has terminated the appointment of all political office holders and as well dissolved the state Executive Council. This is contained in a letter signed by the Chairman, Transition and Inauguration Committee, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi,…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NDICOM) for a second term. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Diaspora…
Ms Ulla Mueller, Country Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), says gender equality is key to ending Obstetric fistula in Nigeria. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without…
