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January 12, 2020 No Responses

Igbinedion Varsity Matriculates 728

Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, has urged students of the institution to be hardworking and diligent, and strive to contribute their own quota towards national development. Ezemonye stated this during the 21st matriculation ceremony of the...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

Parents, Candidates Commend JAMB For Suspending Use Of NIN For 2020 UTME

Some parents and candidates on Saturday commended the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) for suspending the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). They told the New Agency of Nig...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

Access Bank Refutes Alleged Arrest OF GMD

Access Bank PLC has refuted the alleged arrest of its Group Managing Director, Mr. Herbert Wigwe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The bank, in a statement signed by Sunday Ekwochi, Company Secretary said the Commission had invited...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Salutes Razaq Okoya At 80

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Chairman, Eleganza Group of Companies, Chief Razaq Okoya, on his 80th birthday, congratulating him for resourcefulness in building a national brand that has long gone beyond the borders. The president’s congrat...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

NUJ Honours Egbemode, Olatunbosun, Others

The Osun State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, and Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, on Friday bagged awards at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zo...

January 10, 2020 No Responses

Amotekun Not Regional Police, To Collaborate With All Security Agencies

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dispelled rumours making the rounds that the newly launched Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Operation Amotekun is a regional police. Fayemi who spoke in Ibadan at the launch of the security apparatus stat...

January 10, 2020 No Responses

BUA Cement Emerges Third Largest Listed Firm On NSE

BUA Cement Plc on Thursday emerged the third largest company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) with the listing of 33.86 billion ordinary shares at N35 per share. The development added N1.18 trillion to the NSE market capitalisation. Speaking on...

January 9, 2020 No Responses

Dakuku: Honour For Maritime Stakeholders Will Encourage More Investors

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to again honour stakeholders at the annual dinner and awards night scheduled to take place in Lagos on Saturday, January 18, 2020. This is as the Director General of the...

January 6, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Explains Agenda For Derivatives Trading In 2020

Developing an efficient derivatives trading market is one of the top priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2020, Acting Director General, Ms. Mary Uduk has said Derivatives are securities that derive their value from an underlying secur...

January 4, 2020 No Responses

NSE Market Capitalisation Crosses N13tri Mark

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday sustained a positive trend, crossing to N13 trillion mark on the second trading day of 2020. Specifically, the market capitalisation rose by N49 billion to close at N13. 019...

January 2, 2020 No Responses

Labour Lauds Ganduje On Payment of N30,600 Minimum Wage

The Joint Public Service Negotiation Council (JNC), Kano State council, has commended Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje for implementing the new minimum wage of N30,600, an amount higher than the nationally-approved wage. This is contained in a statement issued by the Pu...

January 1, 2020 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R: Joseph Ogbeide, Brand Manager, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Olufemi Shobanjo, Head, Broker Dealer Regulation, NSE; Elsie Okpocha; Bola Adeeko, Divisional Head, Shared Services, NSE; Bright Okpocha aka Basketmouth, Ace Comedian; Ann Obaseki, Ta...

December 31, 2019 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNDP Unveil 2,100 Africans For Entrepreneurship Scheme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the private-sector-led philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs has announced a final list of 2,100 entrepreneurs to benefit from the inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme. A statement explained ...

December 31, 2019 No Responses

NPA Begins Payment of Disengaged Dockworkers Benefits

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has commenced payment of benefits for disengaged 2015 Dockworkers under the aegis of Tally Clerks and Onboard Security Men at the Authority’s Ultra-Modern Sports Centre, in Surulere, Lagos State. A s...