Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), otherwise known as benchmark interest rates will not be raised when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets for the first time this year as a result of the first round of inflationary effects from the removal of fuel subsi...
At last, the highly respected Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has broken his silence over the incessant attack on Christians, their homes and places of worship by the Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in the North Eastern part of the country. Several homes and ...
NASA has announced its new heavy-lift launch vehicle that is to provide an entirely new capability for human exploration beyond Earth’s orbit. The Space Launch System (SLS), NASA says, will provide the Earth with a safe, affordable and sustainabl...
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has stated that the bombings in the city of Kano, Kano state was not targeted at the Igbo, Yoruba or the Hausa ethnic groups but a brutal terrorist action perpetrated by a faceless and wicked group. The governor st...
Against the backdrop of the unfolding political scenario in Kogi and four other states, the former governor and Action Congress of Nigeria ( AC N) candidate for the December gubernatorial elections in the state...
The effort to attract firms in major sectors of the economy to list on the stock exchange over the years has not yielded the desired result. The stock market downturn and the absence of an alternative platform may be a major impediment. In this write-u...
Journalists in Nigeria as in other climes work round the clock to inform and educate the society. But contrary to how journalists in other environments are treated, Nigerian journalists could hardly be well catered for. PAUL DADA examines the need for ...
Mysteries are usually inexplicable and irresolvable. Some become clearer to discerning minds after efforts are made at unravelling them; others are never unravelled. Most mysteries are natural, while others are man-made. Natural or God-made mysteries a...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have long maintained that marriage is probably not in the cards for them – at least until gay marriage is legalized. Now, it seems, the couple may be playing with a new deck. “We’d actually like to, and it...
Despite the very real “problems” behind the separation from his wife of almost seven years, Heidi Klum, Seal still doesn’t rule out chances they’ll get back together. “It may happen, I can’t speak for her,” Sea...
Regardless of the outcome of the presidential primaries, Ice-T already has his mind made up about the forthcoming election. The rapper and actor, who is making his directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival with the documentary “Something Fr...
As the dust over the recent fuel subsidy removal bloody protest in Kwara State was settling, the approval granted the executive by the State House of Assembly to obtain a loan of N10 billion from the Guaranty Trust Bank has stirred another controversy ...
The Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Awal Ibrahim is no doubt one of the most respected Emirs in Niger State. The fact that he commands respect does not come as a surprise for those who have been following the trend of events in the state. Awal is one of the few...
Egyptian uprising was inspired by Tunisian uprising which precipitated the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. The exit of Mubarak paved way for the military to cling to power which did not go down well with the Pharaohs. Egyptians have continued to protest...
The UN Security Council has met to consider a draft resolution against Syria’s government. The British Broadcasting Corporation BBC reported that Activists and the Arab League urged the UN to take stronger action after a surge in violence t...