The former co-owner of a Houston-area home health care company, Mr. Princewill Njoku, has been sentenced to 108 months in prison in Houston for his participation in a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. This was announced by the Department of Justice, ...
The Deputy National Chairman, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Mustapha Saliu, in this interview with Ruth Yamta and Kingsley Opurum, speaks about the ongoing alliance discussions between CPC and ACN, he also discusses some strategies his party w...
The Heads of State and Government of Economic Community Of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has called for support to Nigeria in its fight against the Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram. The supranational body called for this support at the 41st Ordinary S...
Chibuzo Ukaibe takes a look at the intricacies that may play out as Supreme Court delivers its judgement on who is the legally recognised person between Barrister Bassey Dan-Abia and Honourable Eseme Eyibo, to represent Eket/ Esit Eket/ Ibeno/Onna Fede...
Hon Isa Muhammad Ashiru represents Makarfi/Kudan federal constituency in the House of Representatives. Speaking to Ruth Choji, the deputy chairman, house committee on appropriation discusses the insecurity and other developmental problems facing the co...
The echoes of the just concluded senate retreat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State will continue to revibrate. UCHENNA AWOM in this dairy writes that perhaps the Senate President’s outburst will remain the high point of the event. To some people the seeming...
Stories BY NSE ANTHONY-UKO, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) aggressive support of the naira in the month of June took its toll on the nation’s foreign reserves which fell from its peak of $37.77 billion as at June 6, 2012 to $36...
For the Nigerian stock market to be taken serious as a global player, it must work by the rules and ensure strict adherence as obtained in other jurisdictions. The various confidence building measures instituted so far by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (N...
Olumide Oyetan, Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited spoke with Blessing Anaro on the challenges and opportunities associated with investing in mutual funds in Nigeria. There are recent moves to raise the limit placed on pen...
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has lauded the leading role being played by Dangote Cement Plc in the implementation of backward integration policy of the government in the cement sector and called for the replication of the policy in other ...
In demonstration of its support for the cash-less policy, the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has provided a grant of $510,000 for the establishment of a Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) to fortify and protect e-payment transactions in...
Shoreline and Heritage Oil has agreed to buy a stake in a string of Nigerian oilfield assets, known as OML 30, in a deal which Heritage said yesterday would diversify its portfolio and significantly increase its production capabilities. Heritage and it...
It would seem to be a sure thing for firms offering mobile money transfers: large population, a growing economy and just about everyone has a mobile phone, but as with many things that seem to be a sure bet, particularly in Nigeria, there’s a cat...
The newly appointed Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engr. Andrew Yakubu, has reiterated his commitment to transparency and accountability in the operations of the Corporation as well as across the value ch...
The Joint Patrol Team in Benue State popularly known as ‘Operation Zenda’ has arrested four persons, on the Makurdi-Lafia highway, who were allegedly conveying guns illegally. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY observed that the Makurdi-Lafia highway has be...