NGX reveals result of market indices review
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd has announced the results of its full year market index review to enable investors follow market movements and manage investment […]
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NAPTIP takes campaign on gender-based violence to Benin market
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin Zonal Command, on Wednesday, took its campaign against gender-based violence to the New […]
UPDATE: 5 die in Ladipo Market gas explosion – NEMA
Five persons including a 10-year old boy on Tuesday lost their lives following an explosion at an industrial gas retailing outlet in Ladipo Spare Part […]
Explosion kills at least 7, injures many in Abuja
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya There was pandemonium in the Kubwa village market, a suburb Abuja, as tank full of Kerosene exploded, killing about seven people including […]
Thrift collector docked over alleged N1.72m fraud
A 34-year-old thrift collector, Ebere Mbonu, was on Friday brought before a Yaba chief magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly impersonating 18 thrifters and collecting […]
Another 1,199 terrorists surrender to troops, 71 bandits neutralized – DHQ
By Chimezie Godfrey Another 1,199 terrorists have surrendered to troops as the military sustains onslaught against criminals across troubled zones of the country says Defence […]
Bears resurface on NGX, capitalisation down by N13bn
Trading on the Nigerian stock market returned to bearish territory on Wednesday with market capitalisation dropping by N13 billion due to profit taking in FBN […]
Chinese yuan weakens to 6.4032 against USD Friday
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 142 pips to 6.4032 against the U.S. Dollar (USD) on Friday, according […]
Adamawa no longer safe for perpetrators of rape – Perm. Sec.
Mrs Saso Ali, the Permanent Secretary, Adamawa Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, saysperpetrators of rape and other Gender Based Violence (GBV) are not […]
Poly Student Jailed for Impersonation in Ibadan
Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 convicted and sentenced one Shoneye Idowu Segun to one year in prison for Impersonation, an offense which contravenes section 33 (2) (b) of the […]
Expert advocates more loan for farmers
An Agriculture Expert, Dr Tunji Iyiola, has called for provision of more inputs loan facilities to further boost agricultural productivity in Nigeria. Iyiola, a Fellow […]
IGR: Nami canvasses value for taxpayers’ money
Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, has encouraged governments at all tiers to ensure that tax-compliant citizens enjoy the value […]
China’s central bank injects liquidity into market
China’s central bank on Thursday conducted a total of 120 billion yuan (about 18.5 billion U.S. dollars) of reverse repos to maintain liquidity in the […]
Drug war: Assets confiscation ‘ll weaken cartels – Marwa
Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged other other Heads of National Drug […]
Digital entrepreneurship crucial to sustainable Digital Economy — DG NITDA
Digital entrepreneurship has been described as a crucial element necessary in ensuring sustainable digital economy because through innovations in technology, people have been able to […]
Plateau residents decry hike in price of cooking gas
Residents of Plateau have decried the current prices of cooking gas. A 12.5 kg cylinder, which sold for N4,500 before July now sells for between […]
Police arraign man for theft of gold worth N1.3m
One Abubakar Adamu, 22, was on Friday arraigned in an Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a gold chain valued at N1.3million. […]
2 men jailed 2 years each for being in possession of Cannabis
A Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Tuesday sentenced Abdulwahab Ibrahim and Abubakar Umar to two years imprisonment each for being in possession of Cannabis. […]
Epe will be most preferred tourism destination in Lagos state – Community leaders
Some community leaders in Epe Division, Lagos state, have expressed their optimism that Epe would be the most preferred arts, culture, tradition and tourism destination […]
Insecurity, Unemployment and the Rest of Us
By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi Amid the recent strike by resident doctors, a mass exodus of Nigerian medical doctors and physicians to Saudi Arabia almost happened. […]
Sales rep docked for allegedly cheating employer
A Sales representative, Stephen Aye on Monday appeared in a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly cheating his employer of N356,000. The […]
Fake air force officer jailed 6 months for impersonation
A Zuba Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Abdulmajid Mohammed to six months imprisonment for impersonating an air force […]
FRSC threatens to prosecute underage tricycle operators in Taraba
Corps Commander Selina Williams, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday threatened to prosecuted underaged tricycle operators in Taraba.This is contained in […]
CBN’s approval delays Stanbic IBTC’s H1 result
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc on Tuesday explained the delay in the release of its half year audited result for the period ended July 31. Mr […]
AFAN seeks adequate funding to address food shortage
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Delta chapter has called for improved funding of agriculture sector to guarantee food security in the country. The […]