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Sallah homage returns to  Aso Rock Villa

… two years after COVID-19 lockdown Two years after the world’s biggest lockdown to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional Sallah homage to the President by the residents of the…

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UN Secretary General pays solidarity visit to Nigeria

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, will begin a Ramadan solidarity visit to three West Africa countries, Nigeria, Senegal and Niger beginning on Saturday, expecting to be in Nigeria on…

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Osinbajo: Late Alaafin of Oyo was ‘a philosopher king’

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, as a philosopher king who exuded great erudition and intellect. Osinbajo spoke during a condolence visit…

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IGP assures CDS of synergy amongst security agencies

…. You’ve  performed excellently well  The Chief of Defence Staff, General LEO Irabor has said that IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has performed credibly during his one year in office as…

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Not easy aspiring to be president, says Bauchi Gov

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that it was not easy aspiring to be president while serving as a state governor at the same time. Mohammed said this…

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AfDB: Africa faces infrastructure financing gap of $108bn annually

The African Development Bank (AfDB), says that Africa is currently facing an infrastructure financing gap of between 68 billion dollars to 108 billion dollars annually. According to the Bank, this…

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MTN records 1.3m subscribers reduction due to regulatory restriction

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria), says its mobile subscribers declined by 1.3 million to 70.2 million following the regulatory restrictions on new SIM sales and activation.  The telecommunication company…

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Buhari To Ekiti APC Guber candidate, you have my best wishes

“You have served Ekiti State in many capacities, including as Chief of Staff, Commissioner, and Secretary to the State Government. Being Governor will just be continuity of service. I honestly…

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Stock market closes positive, index gains by 1.64%

Trading on the Nigerian bourse closed positive on Friday with the All-Share Index (ASI) increasing by 1.64 per cent to 49,638.94 from 48,837.76 on Thursday. Similarly, the market capitalisation grew…

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PenCom confirms 20 PFAs with N5bn minimum capital 

Twenty Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) met PenCom’s deadline to increase their Minimum Regulatory Capital (shareholders’ fund) from N1 billion to N5 billion by April 27. Pension Commission (PenCom) made the…

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