Tears flowed freely on Thursday as Monday Arijo, the SS2 student of Community High School, Obada, Idi-emi in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State who died last month after he was allegedly punished by a teacher alongside his colleagues…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commiserated with the Federal Government and the Nigerian Armed Forces over the death of Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the late Chief of Army Staff. Lagbaja reportedly died on Tuesday and his passing was…
Since the closure of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) $500 million Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) project, awarded during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, little has been heard about the fate of the ambitious initiative. The project, designed to…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced the submission of an application to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) for the approval and listing of a rights issue totalling 6,839,884,274 ordinary shares (six billion, eight hundred and thirty-nine million, eight hundred…
Assets worth about N2.3 trillion have been traded on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in 2024, according to Jude Chiemeka, the NGX CEO, who spoke at BusinessDay’s Policy Intervention Series. The November 6 event was tagged “Nigeria’s bond issuance programme for…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the British High Commission (BHC) are set to deepen collaboration and enhance implementation of beneficial ownership principles, among others. This indication was given at a meeting between the British High Commission and the CAC…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted banks the approval to trade with foreign currencies deposited under the amnesty initiative for the foreign exchange (FX) deposit window. CBN gave the directive in a document dated November 5, 2024 signed…
AXA Mansard Insurance Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of N34.4 billion for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2024, according to its latest financial report. This reflects a 128.37 percent increase from the N15 billion recorded in the same…
After Tuesday’s positive close, stocks like Oando, Nascon, Thomas Wyatt, UBA and Lasaco dragged Nigeria’s equities market down by 0.30 percent on Wednesday. This year’s return has lowered to +29.15 percent amid two days of negatives as against a day…
Executive Director, United States’ Presidential Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement (PAC-ADE), Ms. Deniece Laurent-Mantey, has expressed willingness to partner with the Federal Government of Nigeria to ramp up polled investments amongst diaspora Nigerians. Ms. Laurent-Mantey stated this at the…
