FRSC blames wrongful overtaking as eight killed in Bauchi, Osun crashes
Eight commuters lost their lives in auto crashes in Bauchi and Osun states on Saturday and Sunday, while 12 others suffered varying degrees of injury. Two persons died in an accident that occurred in...
View ArticleLagos to prosecute trader for pouring hot water on salesgirl
The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute a trader, Rashidat Adeleke, for allegedly pouring hot water on the face of her salesgirl, Bukola Akinola. It was gathered that the 50-year-old trader,...
View ArticleFirm records 200% rise in VPN download after Twitter suspension
ExpressVPN, a provider of Virtual Private Networks, has said it had recorded an increase of over 200 per cent in web traffic from Nigeria since the Federal Government banned Twitter. Since the...
View ArticleBitcoin rallies to $40,000
The price of bitcoin has jumped above $40,000 for the first time in June. This is coming after Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that his company would eventually resume bitcoin payments when there’s a...
View ArticleFMDQ Exchange admits Mixta Real Estate’s commercial paper
FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited announced on Monday the approval of the quotation of the Mixta Real Estate Plc N1.02bn Series 36 Commercial Paper under its N20bn Commercial Paper Issuance Programme....
View ArticleNigerian govt’s reliance on CBN financing worrisome – Report
The Nigerian government’s reliance on the Central Bank of Nigeria for the financing of budget deficits is certainly worrying, a London-based economic research firm has said. Capital Economics, in its...
View ArticleAfDB to raise $463.9m from Australian bond market
The African Development Bank launched a A$600m ($463.9m) 5.5-year Kangaroo bond, marking its return to the Australian dollar bond market. A Kangaroo bond is a foreign bond issued in the Australian...
View ArticleNGO seeks healthcare access for physically challenged children
The founder of Iyaniwura Children Care Foundation, Mrs Jumoke Otitoloju, has urged the federal and state governments to ameliorate the challenges being faced by physically challenged children to access...
View ArticleDilemma over grazing laws
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has often referred to the gazette which published the grazing laws in Nigeria. In his television interview to mark his sixth anniversary in office,...
View ArticlePDP govs lampoon Buhari over huge debt profile, CBN’s operations
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum on Monday rose from a meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, condemning the rising debt profile of the country. The forum said over 80 per cent of the budget was...
View ArticleNo fresh primary in any council, says APC
The All Progressives Congress, Lagos State chapter, has said there is no fresh primary schedule for any council in the state. It added that no result from the primaries held in the 57 councils had been...
View ArticleOsinbajo, others seek end to insecurity in schools
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other stakeholders have advocated a collaborative security framework to tackle the rising insecurity around schools in Nigeria. Osinbajo who was represented by the...
View ArticleNSITF chiefs appear in Senate today over alleged N61.1bn diversion
The management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund is expected to appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee today (Tuesday) to answer more questions on the query issued to it by the...
View ArticleDFIs, multilateral partners plan $80bn investment in Nigeria, others
The G7 Development Finance Institutions, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank, on Monday, announced that they were committed to...
View ArticleCredit availability’ll grow economy more than cash – ICA
Credit availability will help the economy to grow faster than an economy that is largely driven by cash, the Institute of Credit Administration has said. The President of the Institute and Chairman of...
View ArticleICAN expresses commitment to health development
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Mowe and District Society has said it is committed to the financial health of the country and providing needed support to ensure that the physical...
View ArticleChina changes failed two-child policy
China has launched a three-child policy where Chinese people can now have up to three children. In 2016, they scrapped their infamous one-child policy and allowed couples to have two children. It seems...
View ArticleHow monarchs, elite aid herdsmen’s atrocities – Ekiti farmers
THE Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Ekiti State chapter, Mr Adeniran Alagbada, has said that the incessant attacks and abduction of farmers and destruction of farmlands by criminal...
View ArticlePDP Reps, Gbajabiamila disagree over 40 allegedly blocked motions
MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives have lamented that their motions on the ban placed on Twitter in Nigeria by the Federal Government are not being listed...
View ArticleFG taking measures to improve welfare of health workers – Minister
The Federal Government has said the migration of medical doctors and other medical workers from Nigeria is being looked into as some measures has been put in place to address the issue. Mamora said...
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