EHIME Nigerian, Lagos The Stock Exchange (NSE) on Saturday hinted that investors in the global capital markets can expect the launch of West Africa’s first Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETDs) on it platform in the near term following the registration of NG Clearing by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
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By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE Still on the last governorship election in Edo State, new facts emerging suggest that political decisions must not be taken in a hurry because the ramifications of these decisions might take longer and bitter toll on the society to rectify. Specifically, facts emerged that, principally, it...
By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, the governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola marked his 66th birthday. Discreet investigations into the life and times of Oyetola have shown that the governor is not only a driven goal-getter and consummate achiever, he’s also a silent worker whose sense...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it has deployed 1,500 personnel to cover the forthcoming Ondo gubernatorial election billed to hold on Saturday, October 10, 2020. According to a statement on Saturday by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, the motive arise on the...
JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has nabbed a personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, one Mr Etim Israel, for engaging another person to sit for him in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Israel, a Police Constable in the Akwa Ibom State Command,...
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has been nominated for Premier League Player of the Month award while his teammate Mohamed Salah, Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez have been shortlisted for Goal of the Month prize. Mane delivered eye-catching performances for the Anfield outfit in the month...
The government of Japan has extended a funding assistance of 1 billion Japanese Yen (approximately USD$9.4m) to Nigeria for the provision of medical equipment. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba and Japan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria, Mr Kikuta Yutaka, have...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Nigeria on Friday recorded 126 new cased of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with the total number of confirmed infections hitting 59,127. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known via its official twitter handle NCDC@NCDCgov· According to the health agency, of the total confirmed...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 15 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods from October 2 to October 10. This was made known in its publication, ‘Shipping Position’, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Friday. According to NPA, the ships are...
The Lagos State Government has paid over N1 billion as accrued pension rights to 219 retirees in the state’s public service for the month of September. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, Mr Babalola Obilana, Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), said in a statement...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos In line with its ambition to support Nigeria’s economic growth by providing a liquid, efficient and multi-asset securities exchange hub, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced enhancements to its Fixed Income Securities market segment as well as the associated benefits to trade execution via its...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos Nigeria’s fixed income market has enjoyed significant attention over the past months with market capitalization growing from N12.9 trillion at the end of 2019 to N16.4 trillion year-to-date as a result of increased listing activity from the Federal Government and Nigerian corporates. In line with efforts...
He does not have to die of Coronavirus like his over 200 thousand compatriots. He does not even have to lose his November 3 presidential election because of the virus. That could make the Chinese guffaw with derision. The biological Third World War would have been won and lost....
A total of 269 people have lost their lives to an outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control said Wednesday. The deaths were recorded within six months in almost 15 states across the West African country, including the capital Abuja and five...
Rihanna is back with a new lingerie extravaganza for Amazon Prime Video – “Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2.” The pop icon’s event celebrating her Fall 2020 collection debuts on the streaming service October 2 and features an array of models and guests including Rosalia, Demi Moore, Paris Hilton,...
Despite Ghana’s economy shrinking by 3.2 percent in the second quarter of the year, the central bank says the economy is on a recovery path as its measure of economic activity shows positive signs. “High frequency data available to the Bank of Ghana show some green shoots of rebound...
Arsenal squeezed past Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to advance to the English Football League (EFL) Cup quarter-finals on Thursday after a goalless 90 minutes. With the Premier League champions making several changes to the team that beat Arsenal in the league 3-1 on Monday and their opponents also rotating,...
One detraction to the national rapport is the hackneyed lies. Lies told and retold many times as truth. Lies told deliberately to tinge a past of acrimony in brushstrokes of harmony. Nigeria never had a glorious past and the ‘’founding fathers’’ never envisioned a congenial future for the country....
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –As Nigeria celebrates its 60th Independence Anniversary, Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed optimism that the country is on its path to greatness. The governor who was at a Town Hall meeting with youths and women groups to mark the anniversary at an event held...
U.S. president, Donald Trump, and his wife, Melania Trump, have contracted the novel Coronavirus. Mr Trump broke the news through his verified Twitter handle in the early hours of Friday. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will...