The bears dominated trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday with the market capitalisation losing N246 billion in six hours of trading. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at N21.224 trillion shed N246 billion to close at N20.978 trillion. Similarly, the NSE All-Share Index decreased by...
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Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the constitution of a seven-man committee to tackle waste management and other related matters in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation Mr Donald Ojogo, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Akure on Friday. Ojogo...
Gov. Abdulahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed shock over the death of Stanley Buba, his Senior Special Assistant on Development Control. Sule in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra, on Friday in Lafia described the death as painful, personal loss and a loss to government...
London declared a major incident on Friday because its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed by a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus racing “out of control” across the UK. Britain has the world’s fifth worst official death toll from COVID-19 at over 78,000, and Prime Minister Boris...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) leadership has joined thousands of Nigerians in mourning the death of a member of the Kwara State Basketball Association, Steve Onishola. In a condolence message issued on Friday, the board described the news as a sad one, and not a good way to start...
Chief Judge of Kogi, Justice Henry Olusiyi, has inaugurated 10 newly appointed Magistrates and Area Judges, charging them to be guided by their oath of office and justice. Olusiyi who made the call at the inauguration of eight Magistrates and two Area Court Judges in Lokoja on Friday, said...
Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Mr Samuel Aruwan, says reports of helicopter supplying arms to criminals in the state is false . Aruwan said in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna that the report was a fake news alert. “The attention of the Kaduna State...
Ahead of its demutualisation, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has inaugurated a ‘Claims Review Panel’, pursuant to the provisions of the NSE Demutualisation Act 2018. Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo, NSE President, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Ogunbanjo...
Football governing body FIFA said on Friday it would trial the use of an extra substitute in the case of suspected concussion at the Club World Cup in Qatar next month. FIFA said the move prioritised player welfare and sent a “strong message that, if in any doubt, the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – International tech heavyweight, Microsoft Corporation, has disclosed plans to partner with the Federal Government for the benefit of the Nigerian people, especially young people. Specifically, Microsoft is now offering support for the Digital Transformation pillar of the Federal Government’s Economic Sustainability Plan. The by...
Residents of Ido-Ekiti on Friday commended the Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, for taking proactive measures to curb the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 in the state. A resident, Mr Toluth Owolabi, said that he was happy that the state government increased publicity on safety measures...
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said he supports bringing impeachment charges against President Donald Trump immediately and removing him from office. “I am once again urging that the President be impeached and removed from office,’’ Nadler said on Thursday. “We have a limited period of time in...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the offer by Microsoft Corporation and other tech firms to support Nigeria’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) and youth development is a welcome development. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said that the vice president held a virtual meeting with...
A 31-year-old former bank staff. Kazeem Adeleye, on Friday appeared in Chief Magistrates’ Court in Tinubu, Lagos, for alleged N28.3million fraud. The police charged Adeleye, whose address was not given with three counts of conspiracy, fraud and theft. The prosecution counsel, ASP Ben Ekundayo, told the court that the...
The Abia State chapter of the Atiku Support Organization (ASO) has held its inaugural executive council meeting to kick start it’s activities in the state ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The meeting which was held in Umuahia, the state capital on the 7th of January 2021 was made...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made a strong case for akpeteshie, Ghana’s favourite local drink. The president in his inaugural address stated that although he gave up alcohol many years ago, he was of the view that the local drink could break boundaries in the global market. He was hopeful...
Nigeria recorded on Thursday recorded 1,565 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 95,934 . The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its verified website. The centre said that 24 states recorded the new infections with Lagos State registering 807 while the FCT has 236. Others are...
In looking at the subject of human dignity, the first part of this piece dwelt on the definition of human dignity, dignity in marriage, and the importance of individuality in relationship as a way of promoting self-esteem, self-worth and one’s happiness. This second part will explore the relationship between...