admin

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have jointly highlighted the urgent need for governments and stakeholders across Nigeria and the African continent to harness technology as a means to combat violence against women and to advance gender equality and inclusion. During the opening ceremony of the FIDA Africa […]

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has said that the administration of the school has undertaken a “clean sweep” of the law faculty in response to the sexual harassment claims made against the faculty’s suspended dean, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. According to the VC, all principal officers at the faculty are now […]

Master Ololade Adesina, who achieved a remarkable nine A1s in the 2023 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), garnered a total of 15 prestigious awards during the 15th graduation ceremony of Rehoboth College, Ilorin, held on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) highlights that Adesina’s achievements included being recognized as the best student in Data […]

Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) following the Spanish Football Federation president’s conduct at last week’s women’s World Cup final. Rubiales has refused to resign from his post despite a major uproar caused by him kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips while she collected her medal after […]

Every day, Nigerians are embracing solar technology for an enhanced life and a boost in productivity with steady power supply. Visit our NBA AGC exhibition stand and win a gift. To get an efficient Solar system anywhere in Nigeria; with 25years warranty and “Pay Small Small” for up to two years, call/chat Solar For All […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Saturday, criticised the Federal Government for awarding the contract for the protection of crude oil pipelines to “one man”. Fubara spoke when a Federal Government delegation on the security of oil and gas assets led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, visited him at the Government House […]

Unclaimed Dividends Rise to N190 Billion — SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that the unclaimed dividends figure in the nation’s capital market currently stands at N190 billion. Mr Lamido Yuguda, the Director-General of SEC, said this at the second post-Capital Market Committee (CMC) media briefing in Abuja on Friday. He said the […]

NGX Gains N87bn as Consumer, Oil & Gas Indices Rally The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) rose by about N87 billion on Friday amidst a slowdown in economic growth. Trading activities have been relatively bullish, bargain hunting by alpha seekers pushed year to date index near 28%. On Friday, the market recorded price appreciation in DANGSUGAR (+8.0%), […]

Oil Halts Negative Price Movements Crude oil prices jumped moderately on Friday ahead of US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech due later in the day. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $83.92 per barrel, representing a 0.67% rise from the closing price on Thursday of $83.36 per barrel. The American benchmark West Texas […]

Nigeria’s Economic Growth Moderates in Q2 Amidst growing uncertainties in the macroeconomic environment, Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.51% year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2023, according to National Bureau of Statistics latest data release. This growth rate is lower than the 3.54% recorded in the second quarter of 2022 […]

Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Form Military Alliance The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighbouring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali. The rulers of Burkina Faso and Mali also seized power in coups. The three countries’ foreign ministers made a joint […]

Tight Liquidity Pushes Banks to Borrow from CBN Raising interbank borrowing rates, liquidity pressure in the financial system is expected to worsen for the week as the market is debited for Treasury bills auction sales today. At the midweek, the apex bank conducted Nigerian Treasury bills auction sales. Investors staked more than N1.54 trillion for […]