The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd sustained its rally as key market indices rose by 0.23 per cent, just as turnover of shares traded was up 403.63 per cent. Specifically, the NGX All-Share Index inched higher by 88.16 points or 0.23…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new policy framework for the Independent Recourse Mechanism (IRM). The IRM provides individuals or communities who are adversely affected by bank-financed operations with an independent mechanism…
President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the 76th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, in New York, the United States of America on Friday. During the address, President Buhari assured the Assembly of the full support and cooperation of the Nigerian delegation. The…
Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has assured the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) of the active engagement of corps members in the nationwide safe blood donation advocacy. The director-general gave the assurance when Dr Omale…
The Federal Government has stopped students in Senior Secondary School one and two from participating in external West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE; the National Examination Council, NECO; and National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB. The development was…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), says it has recorded a total of 2,471 deaths and 5,320 road crashes across the country between January and June, 2021. Boboye Oyeyemi, FRSC Corps Marshall, disclosed this in Owerri on Friday during the…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has tasked electrical dealers to uphold the highest quality standards for them to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The Director-General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, gave the advice at a sensitisation…
Two persons were killed on Saturday when a Toyota Sienna car rammed into some commuters on the Lagos-Abeokuta Highway. Seven other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the present administration spent the sum of N8.9 trillion on infrastructural development in 2020. Osinbajo made the disclosure at the inauguration of the 21-storey Dakkada Tower, in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom,…
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command, says it intercepted 232 sacks of marijuana worth N1.1bn between July and September, this year. The Acting Area Comptroller, DC Enonche Ochiba, told a media conference in Lagos, on Friday, that used…
