NGX All-Share Index Crosses 70,000 Mark  

NGX All-Share Index Crosses 70,000 Mark  

Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed trading on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, in the positive territory as the All-Share Index appreciated by 1.94% to cross 70,000 index points.   The equities market gained 1.94% as the market capitalization appreciated by...
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Omoniyi Ibietan’s Book On Cyber Politics For Public Presentation 25 July

Omoniyi Ibietan’s Book On Cyber Politics For Public Presentation 25 July

A book by the Head of Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Omoniyi Ibietan, will be formally presented to the public on 25 July, 2023, publishers of the book have said.  Premium Times Books said in a...
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Air Peace: Sustaining Route Dominance

Air Peace: Sustaining Route Dominance

By Stanley Olisa It is incontrovertible that Nigeria’s aviation industry is laden with humongous challenges, ranging from forex crunch, fuel crisis, inadequate technical manpower, statutory bottlenecks, etc, making it tough for airlines to stay afloat and su...
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PREMIUM TIMES Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed,  To Unveil Book On Obasanjo’s  ‘Secret’ Letters

PREMIUM TIMES Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed,  To Unveil Book On Obasanjo’s  ‘Secret’ Letters

The Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, will, on December 1, 2022, release his debut book to the Nigerian public.  The book, The Letterman: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, publis...
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The Sovereign Wealth Fund And The Urgency For Economic Diversification

The Sovereign Wealth Fund And The Urgency For Economic Diversification

Delivered By Olusegun Aganga,  CON, At The EY Alumni Event  1. OPENINGFirst, I must thank the EY Alumni and the organising committee for asking me to speak at this inaugural event. I have declined to speak at many events since I...
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Opinion: COVID-19 Debt Relief Must Consider The Vulnerabilities Of Small States

Opinion: COVID-19 Debt Relief Must Consider The Vulnerabilities Of Small States

 By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General A lethal combination of disease, extreme climate events and economic crises is threatening the smallest and most vulnerable nations of the world. To tackle it, we must overhaul how we understand and ad...
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ILO Renews Commitment To Create Better World Of Work After COVID-19

ILO Renews Commitment To Create Better World Of Work After COVID-19

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, has welcomed the commitment and determination of world leaders to build a better world of work as a core element of recovery from the COVID-19 crisis . Speaking at the close of ...
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Edo 2020: The Dilemma Of Edo Central People

Edo 2020: The Dilemma Of Edo Central People

By Ehichioya Ezomon, 08033078357 It’s official. Governor Godwin Obaseki will not contest on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19, 2020 governorship poll in Edo State. The party has disqualified him from the June 22...
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Opinion: Racism Seeks To Drive Us Apart But There Are Rays Of Hope

Opinion: Racism Seeks To Drive Us Apart But There Are Rays Of Hope

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Today, I received a message from a parent. Her nine-year-old son, Oscar, had been sitting in his living room during the Covid-19 lockdown, watching coverage of protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd ...
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Opinion: Hidden Pandemic Of Domestic Violence Alongside COVID-19

Opinion: Hidden Pandemic Of Domestic Violence Alongside COVID-19

  By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General — Waking up to screams, thuds, angry shouting and the sickening sound of someone crashing into a wall, a table, a door. This is the cruel reality of many children and young people across...
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Opinion: Dealing With Deadly Concoction Of Disease And Disaster

Opinion: Dealing With Deadly Concoction Of Disease And Disaster

 By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Today in India and Bangladesh, millions of people are hunkered down in shelters, many with masks on their faces – a chilling reminder of the COVID-19 outbreak that still grips the densely populated c...
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Covid-19: Protecting Workers In The Workplace

Covid-19: Protecting Workers In The Workplace

COVID-19 lockdown  and containment measures threaten to increase relative poverty levels among the world’s informal economy workers by as much as 56 percentage points in low-income countries, says a new briefing paper  issued by the International Labour...
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Tribute To Willie Anumudu

Tribute To Willie Anumudu

By Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba I first met Willie, whom we fondly called Pa Willie, through my late friend Dr. Ime Umana ( Imesco) in the mid 1980,s. He and Ime were partners in a new BMW franchise with offices in...
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The Paramount Salesman of A Generation Takes A Farewell Bow – Remembering Willy Anumudu

The Paramount Salesman of A Generation Takes A Farewell Bow – Remembering Willy Anumudu

                                  By   Pat Utomi The news came like a bolt from a stormy Sky. Brother Willy had made his last Sale. But it was...
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