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The registration of a total of 512 nurses and midwives, around five per cent on the register of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom who passed at a Computer-Based Test centre, could be fraudulent or incorrect. This is according to a press statement posted on the website of the NMC. The NMC […]

In a shocking incident, an unidentified lawyer was caught watching pornography on his phone in a court in Ogun state. The incident, which was captured on camera, has sparked outrage and disbelief within the legal community. According to sources, the lawyer may have thought he had an advantage in the sparsely attended courtroom, but his […]

Preparation for the commencement of the Presidential Election Tribunal, yesterday, entered top gear as the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) re-echoed the colossal aberrations, which characterised the 2023 elections, describing it as a “show of shame”. President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, who painted some vivid pictures of how the electoral processes […]

General Aminu Bande (retd) the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the last general election in Kebbi, on Friday filed a 722-page petition challenging the eligibility of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Governor-elect, Dr Nasiru Idris. It also petitioned the tribunal against the Deputy Governor-elect, Umar Abubakar in the April 15 […]

Magnus Abe, candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 Rivers governorship election, has said those currently celebrating President-elect Bola Tinubu stoned him in the past. When Tinubu paid a 2-day working visit to Rivers this week, he was given a grand reception. The incoming president also commissioned some projects executed by the […]

Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the Managing Partner of Legal Forte and former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, has on Friday, 5th August delivered a lecture to the Young Lawyers Forum of the Nigerian Bar Association—Benin Branch, titled, “Going Beyond The Norm: Empowering Young Legal Minds” which he began by stating categorically that, “this […]

Talking on mobile for 30 minutes or more per week is linked with a 12 per cent increased risk of high blood pressure, says research published by European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The findings of the study published in European Heart Journal – Digital Health, a journal of the ESC, were posted on ESC Website […]

GCR Affirms Stanbic IBTC Bank Issuer Ratings of AAA GCR Ratings (GCR) has affirmed Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc.’s national scale long and short-term issuer ratings of AAA (NG) and A1+ (NG) respectively. In a rating note, the firm said also affirmed the bank’s N30 billion Series 1 Senior Unsecured Notes national scale issue rating of […]

Nigerian Exchange Gains as Traders Execute Buy Orders The equities market halted its downward trend Thursday as stockbrokers executed large buy orders. The positive share price movements on mid and heavyweight counters lifted performance indicators and year-to-date return improved. Data from the domestic bourse showed that the Nigerian Exchange  (NGX) All-share index inched upward by […]

European Central Bank Hikes Key Interest Rate Again The European Central Bank (ECB) increased its key rate by a quarter percentage point on Thursday. Though hawkish, the rate kikes show that policymakers may be shifting to less aggressive monetary policy tightening amid signs that the bank’s months long campaign against high inflation is starting to […]

Sterling Bank Inflates Profit in 2021, Restates Results Sterling Bank Plc has restated its inflated earnings; profit performance for the financial year 2021 following the de-recognition of its accruing interest from oil and gas loan facility to customers. In its recently published audited report for 2022, the bank explained that it granted loan facilities to […]

Airtel Africa Appoints Carl Cruz as MD/CEO of Airtel Nigeria Airtel Africa has appointed Mr Carl Cruz as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the company’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, on Thursday in Lagos. Ogunsanya said the appointment would take effect […]