By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) Plc continues to hold exciting prospects for investors in the near term. Ahead of its planned listing by introduction on Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX Group held an analyst call on Wednesday, 7 July 2021, where the Management of the Group...
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A Nigerian fintech, TalentMatch Inc, has announced the launch of its new app, Payday, a remittance App that enables swift borderless online payments services for Africa, thereby connecting its users with vast opportunities around the world in split seconds. According to the founders Mr. Favour Ori and Dr. Rex...
Zambia’s founding leader Kenneth Kaunda was laid to rest at the country’s presidential burial site on Wednesday despite an 11th-hour bid by some of his relatives to block the interment. Kaunda, who was also a hero of the struggle against white rule in southern Africa, died last month at...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed optimism that the country would soon find a solution to the challenges of energy transition in the country. Chief Operating Officer (COO), Upstream, NNPC, Mr Adokiye Tombomieye said this on the sidelines of the ongoing Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference...
By MIKE ABANG, Calabar – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, on Wednesday said her team was in the Cross River State to bring more Nigerians under the social protection mechanism of the government. Hagiya Farouq disclosed that the Federal Government of...
Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited will hold its SMEConnect Webinar by 11am on Thursday, 8th July 2021 with “The ABCs of Accessing Finance for your Business” being the topic to be discussed at the event. Participants are required to register for...
At least 24 persons have been killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Terrorists in Dabna a farming community three kilometres away from Graha the hometown of the Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha. The community is said to have come under attack in the early hours...
The Federal Executive Council has approved N16 Billion for erosion control in 12 States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, chaired...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, said that the former Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, did not need the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) exemption certificate to take up a ministerial appointment or vie for an elective office in the country. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, held that...
The Senate has approved the Federal Government’s request for a $6.1 billion (N2.343 trillion) loan request. The Senate gave the approval on Wednesday after it considered a report from its Committee on Local and Foreign Debt which it earlier directed to work on the loan request. Presenting the report...
Mike Sangster, Managing Director, Totalenergies PLC, has commended the Federal Government and the National Assembly for the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Sangster said this at the Industry Leaders panel at the ongoing Nigeria oil and Gas Conference in Abuja on Wednesday. He spoke on the topic...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned eligible voters in Ekiti State against multiple registration in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR). Alh. Taiwo Gbadegesin, INEC’s Head of Publicity and Voters Education in the state, said this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen in Ado Ekiti He warned...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The former Nigeria Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has accused Nigerian leaders of fueling insecurity across the country even as he said they are not sincere about tackling the menace. Dalung who stated this while giving a key note address at the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced the issuance of new certificates of ship registration while simultaneously phasing out the old permits. This is in a bid to ensure the utilisation of secured statutory certificates and prevent the entry of unseaworthy...
Africa rounds out latest advance in global technology vision as seventh network location There’s no doubt Coca-Cola is driving digital transformation through its consistent messaging and movement into a more agile and growth-minded work environment. Technology Services is leading the charge by enabling the broader corporate vision to build...
The Shongai Packaging Industry Ltd Ota on Wednesday said it had settled over N1 million medical bills for a dispatch rider who had a crash with the company’s vehicle in January. Mr Martins Iroya, the company’s General Manager, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of...
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have decorated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya. He was also decorated with a new rank of Lieutenant General. The ceremony which was held on Wednesday before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting had in...
Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home early Wednesday morning by a group of armed individuals, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced. Joseph said he was now in charge of the country. Moise’s injured wife was in the hospital, according to Joseph, who urged the public to...
There is no way one cannot describes as welcoming the reported call by Non Governmental Organizations, NGO, the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, CCD, on Lagos State Governor, Mr. Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, to ensure immediate implementation of the State Special People’s Law 2010, which was signed into law by the...