Banking stocks yesterday on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange for the day running, lifted market indices further by 0.27 per cent. The banking sector trading increased the All Share Index by 0.27 per cent to close at 23,039.27 points, compared t...
The President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Mr. Doyin Owolabi, in this interview with Uche Uduma, speaks on the accounting profession and its relevance in today’s economy. Do you think ICAN as a body has done enough...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, has urged the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, to reinstate the sacked local government chairmen and councillors. The AGF said in a statement that his attent...
Following last Saturday’s victory of Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, in the state governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin yesterday presented the governor-elect with his certificate of re...
At a period when venerable personalities that guide and guard the traditional institutions have come under searching questions, the late Attah Igala, Alhaji (Dr.) Aliyu Ocheja Obaje commanded a compelling stature among his peers, constituency and...
The Senate on Monday enjoined the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, to train more competent teachers to boost education for the rapid development of the country. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Sen. Uche Chukwume...
Newly-elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has undertaken to set a new agenda for the continent while also pledging to build on the gains of her predecessors. Speaking to reporters for the first time on...
The Presidency has pledged to give Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma its full support as she prepares to discharge her duties as the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Presidency spokesperson Mac Maharaj told reporters th...
United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon welcomes the election of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa as Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and congratulates her on being the first African woman chosen to lead the regional ...
Northern delegates attending the 19th international convention of the Northern Peoples Frontiers called The Zumunta Inc in the United states, have declared that the poor security state of Nigeria is as a result of corruption within the government. They...
A pall fell on Douglas House, Owerri, the official residence of Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, after the Court of Appeal in Owerri, last week Thursday, ordered the immediate recall of the sacked local government chairmen and their executiv...
Senator Iyiola Omisore, the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation was recently in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Ibadan National station hosted him as a guest. In this interview with Sakin Bab...
With worsening national security, the $620,000 bribery tale and an inquest into the insurance of government assets and property (chiefly the NNPC) topping the list of developments last week in the House of Representatives, ADESUWA TSAN and EDEGBE ODEMW...
The Kano Police Command has reported the death of two Chinese nationals who were said to have engaged in a brawl over money. One was said to have died at the scene of the fracas while the other died later at a hospital. The command claimed to have in c...
Following a failed suicide attack in Okene,in the central axis of Kogi State, yesterday, the state police command claimed to have uncovered another bomb factory in Okaito, a village in Okehi Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at a media brief...