Four teenagers were on Wednesday remanded in prison by an Osogbo Magistrates’ court over alleged stealing. The accused are Adeyemi Agboola, 18, Felix Francis, 18; Sunday Richard, 18 and Rasheed Abubakar, 19. It was gathered that the defendants committed the…
By Matthew Denis Abuja In a bid to instil discipline, the management of the University of Ilorin has expelled a student, Salaudeen Waliu Aanuoluwa of the Department of Microbioligy after being found guilty of assaulting a female lecturer of the…
The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen…
The bearish sentiments resurfaced on the equities market of the Nigerian Exchange limited (NGX) on Wednesday with a decline of 0.22 per cent as investors took profit off Unilever Nigeria and 23 others. In summary, the NGX All-Share Index (ASI)…
In recognition of the role Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) play in catalyzing economic growth through public markets Nigeria and Africa, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) hosted a webinar with the theme SPACs: An Alternative Route to Public Markets on Wednesday.…
Ardova Plc has announced the successful completion of a N25.3 billion Series 1 (Tranche A and Tranche B) Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Bond Issue under itsN60 billion Debt Issuance Programme. The Bond Issue is the largest local currency bond issuance…
The Senate has queried the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for spending N6 billion out of its N9 billion revenue on salaries and other emoluments. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun) gave the query when…
The average price for the refilling of a five kilogram (5kg) cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas otherwise known as Cooking Gas increased to N2,627.94 in October from N2,397.60 in September and N1,953.71 in October 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics…
… Ministry records N3.88b increase in 2021 against N2.3b in 2020 By Gloria Akudoro, Abuja The Nigeria Vice President, H.E Prof. Yemi Osibanjo said the Federal Government has laid down plans to developing local industries, generate employment and focus on…
By Seun Ibiyemi The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has directed all its senior management workers to ensure the protection of railway assets if the planned strike by the two major labour unions in the corporation goes as…
