Months after they were employed to assess the state of the three nationalised banks, Renaissance Capital and Citibank have recommended outright sale of the banks. The financial advisers have also started filing in their reports marking the conclusion o...
The Chairman of the Board of Securities and Exchange Commission, Mallam Sulleyman Ndanusa, has assured that the nation’s stock market would witness improved regulation following the coming in of a new Board in SEC. Speaking during a visit o...
Sequel to the activities of cultists at the Lagos State University, (LASU) that led to the killing of two students, the State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on Governor BabatundeFashola to as a matter of urgency fortify security to save the lives ...
The former Governor of Adamawa State, Mr.BoniHaruna and his 3 aid were yesterday re-arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Yola by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud, conspiracy, forgery, diversion and laund...
Ahead of the May 5 Local Government elections in Kogi State , Governor Idris Wada has dissolved the interim management team for the 21 councils in the state . The dissolution followed the public outcry over their continued stay in office with election ...
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a decision by Nigeria’s media regulatory body to shut down a radio station in connection with a broadcast that questioned the local government’s motives in an anti-polio vaccination programme.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approves in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a loan of US $300 million to finance the Transport Sector and Economic Governance Reform Program and the Nigeria Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for the period 2013-2017.
Bloomberg Television unveils latest agreement to deliver African business content across the continent, announces partnership with Nigeria’s Optima Media Group.
Barring any last minute change of plans by the Presidency, Nigeria President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is set to visit Borno and Yobe States on Thursday.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, arraigned a former Kogi Central senatorial candidate, Alhaji Abdulazeez Bello Azeez, before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on a two count charge bor...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has expressed shock and sadness at the killing of the Kwara State commissioner of police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, by unknown gunmen, saying the death reinforces the belief in certain circles that Nigeria is fast b...
National Sports Commission (NSC) has demanded for a retraction and unreserved apology from the Nigerian Pilot Newspaper over its recent report that the commission and the National Assembly had shared the sum of N1.5b approved by the federal government ...
Former Super Eagles’ assistant coach, Fatai Amoo has expressed fear that Eagles’ 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifying opponents, the Harambee Stars may profit immensely from the prevailing hot weather in the country. The East Africans are due to ...
Ryan Giggs is poised to reach yet another milestone in his extraordinary career on Tuesday when he is expected to make his 1 000th appearance in senior football. The indefatigable Welshman took his tally of appearances to 999 last month with a goal-sco...
The former governor of Ekiti state, Engr. Segun Oni yesterday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate him as the governor of the state. Oni also urged the apex court to set aside the ruling delivered on February 27, 2012 by a five-member panel of judges o...