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February 26, 2023 No Responses

Collation Of Presidential Election Results To Commence Sunday Midday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to commence the collation of 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday at midday. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a news conference on the 2023 general elections on Saturday in...

February 26, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Beat Mozambique To Reach Under-20 AFCON Quarterfinals

The Flying Eagles beat Mozambique 2-0 in Ismailia on Saturday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Nigerian under-20 male side scored two sumptuous goals in the first half through Samson Lawal and...

February 25, 2023 No Responses

IRI, NDI Task Nigerians On Peaceful Elections

The Joint National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) Election Observation Mission have called on Nigerians to shun violence for peaceful polls . IRI and NDI in a statement on Friday said: “We strongly condemn t...

February 25, 2023 No Responses

Increasing Road Accidents Menace In Nigeria

Deaths and injuries associated with road accidents in on the increase in Nigeria despite efforts to curb the trend by the Federal Government. The menace is, however, not peculiar to Nigeria as there is a global epidemic of Road Traffic...

February 25, 2023 No Responses

Again, Naira Gains At Investors, Exporters Window By N461.17

The Naira on Friday exchanged at N416.17 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented an appreciation by 0.03 per cent compared with the N461.33 it exchanged on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.25...

February 24, 2023 No Responses

US Nominates Banga To Lead World Bank

United States President, Joe Biden has named Indian-American businessman Ajay Banga as the US pick to lead the World Bank. The move comes as the US increases pressure on the bank to put more emphasis on tackling climate change. Mr Banga....

February 24, 2023 No Responses

Naira Gains At Investors, Exporters Window By N461.33

The Naira on Thursday exchanged at N461.33 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The figure represented an appreciation by 0.06 per cent compared with the N461.60 it exchanged on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.30....

February 24, 2023 No Responses

Banking Stocks Lift Market Capitalisation By N180b

The equity market on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) gained further on Thursday as it recorded N180 billion gains, following investors interest in Tier-one banking stocks. The market capitalisation gained N180 billion or 0.61 per cent to close at N29.76...

February 24, 2023 No Responses

INEC: 87.2m PVCs Collected

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed on Thursday that 87,209,007 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the 36 States of the federation and the FCT. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, revealed this in “T...

February 23, 2023 No Responses

Buhari To Candidates: Respect Choice Of Voters, Accept Outcome Of Elections

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged candidates contesting elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the result of the elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The president made the call wh...

February 23, 2023 No Responses

Apapa Customs Handover 20 Cartons Of Tramadol To NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has handed-over 20 cartons of hard drugs to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Lagos. The drugs were concealed as sweets in a 40ft container, while the consignee had declared...

February 23, 2023 No Responses

SEC Partners Pencom On Commodities Sector

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the National Pensions Commissions (Pencom) as part of measures to further deepen the commodities ecosystem. Director General of SEC, Lamido Yuguda stated this wh...

February 22, 2023 No Responses

Winners Emerge In Ecobank Supper Reward Campaign

Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has rewarded four customers, being winners in the Super Rewards deposit promo with N1 million each. The Super Rewards Campaign is a customer-focused initiative ...

February 22, 2023 No Responses

Court Sets Aside Execution On Stallion

The Federal high court in Lagos has set aside a purported execution carried out by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)Plc against Stallion Nigeria Limited over alleged N13 billion judgement debt. Justice Ambrose Lewis Alagoa in a ruling deliv...