Dangote Cement Plc has announced an increase of 50 per cent on dividend payout to the shareholders, from N20.00 per share paid in the 2022 financial year to N30.00 for the last financial year 2023. This is as the Cement…
In the heat of untold hardship on Nigerians, what’s the significance of a National Anthem? On Thursday, a bill proposing that Nigeria revert to its old national anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee,’ passed its third reading at the House of…
The Senate Committee on Capital Markets has confirmed Emomotimi Agama as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The committee approved the appointment of Frana Chukwuogor as SEC’s Executive Commissioner of Legal and Enforcement, Bola Ajomale as Executive Commissioner…
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested seven suspects for offences bordering on illegal mining activities, and two others for offering N1.2million bribe to compromise the operatives of the Commission. The…
By Kenechukwu Aguolu, FCA, PMP, CBAP In response to Nigeria’s alarming inflation rate of 33.69 percent in April 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee, during its 295th meeting held on the 20th and 21st of May,2024, opted…
By Omobolaji Adekunle Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commissioned the newly constructed hospital road in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government on Tuesday. This is as the Governor assured residents of the State of his administration’s determination to sustain the…
By Jeleel Olawale The Osun State Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federation of Osun State Cooperatives (FOSCOOP) and released a sum of N300 million revolving loan to the cooperative societies in the state. The state…
The Lagos State Government is set to launch 15 commercial ferries in line with its mandate to provide effective transport mode options and improve commuting within the metropolis. Speaking at the unveiling of the Lagos Transportation Policy, the Governor of…
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi Coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has said that period poverty, lack of access to menstrual products and facilities is a violation of the rights of women and adolescents to health, education and dignity. Speaking during…
For the second time this week, Nigeria’s equities market increased on Tuesday by 0.53 percent as investors bought shares of Dangote Sugar Refinery, Nascon, PZ Cussons and Transcorp. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) and equities market capitalisation…
