By Emmanuel Aziken Abuja — The new executive of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said that henceforth, it will commence monitoring of government expenditure at all levels even as it pledged a new phase to students’ activism in the country. The newly elected President of NANS, Mr. Jude Imague, in his first […]

By  Anayo Okoli Umuahia—THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has presented relief materials worth millions of naira to Abala community in Obingwa council area of Abia state. Abala community was attacked and sacked by the Abia State police command early this year for allegedly harbouring criminals. The presentation was in response made to the agency […]

By Tordue Salem ABUJA—A group comprising of members of Hausa and Yoruba communities in Anambra State are said to  have declared support for Peoples Progressive Alliance, PPA, governorship candidate, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife. The communities said to be in their thousands had stormed Ekwunife’s  campaign office in Anambra to declare their support. Speaking on the essence […]

By  Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—Determined to give succour to the women and children in Ebonyi State and Nigeria at large, wife of the state Governor, Mrs. Josephine Elechi, has said that the South-East Regional Fistula Centre at the State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki has so far repaired over 337 Visco Virginal Fistula (VVF) patients within and […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—ABIA State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji has charged politicians in the country to clean themselves in order to change the negative perceptions about the profession. Orji argued that the dirtiness usually associated with politics will be cleared from peoples’ mind if politicians play the game according to the rules. Governor Orji stated […]

Plans by the Federal Government to buy tickets directly from the airlines from January might lead to the loss of more than 60,000 jobs.

By Amaka Agwuegbo The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the asset quality of most microfinance banks (MFBs) is still worrisome, while some have their capital eroded below the minimum required level of N20m. This was disclosed at the  last Committee of Microfinance Bank in Nigeria (COMBIN) meeting. According to the CBN, “asset […]

By Godfrey Bivbere Federal government is losing over N100 billion annually to activities of foreign freight forwarding groups in the country. A frontline indigenous freight forwarder in the country, Prince Olayiwola Shittu  said in an exclusive chat with Vanguard. Shittu who is the former Public relations officer of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents […]

By Taye Obateru A microfinance bank in Plateau State has given loans to over 61 cooperatives and 460 individuals as part of its efforts to empower rural dwellers economically. Chairman, Board of Directors, First Lowland Microfinance Bank, Air Marshall Jonah Wuyep (rtd), disclosed this at its first year anniversary. Wuyep also disclosed plans to open […]

By Chinedu Ibeabuchi THE Nigerian-Ukranian Business Council (NUBC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pressingly tighten its beam-light on Nigerian banks with a view to checking the unethical practices of the banks declaring false performance, false profits and dividends annually. NUBC said this will aid in ensuring that operators imbibe the […]

By Peter Egwuatu SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC), yesterday handed Afroil Plc over  to the new management  after the Interim Management Committee (IMC) set up by the Commission to oversee the crisis that rocked the company  completed its mandates. The mandates given by the five man IMC which was jointly constituted by the SEC and […]

By Michael Eboh THE declining trend in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was halted Tuesday, as the value of listed equities appreciated by N2.43 billion. Equities’ value, represented by the market capitalisation, rose by 0.05 per cent from N4.904 trillion at which it opened to close at N4.907 trillion, while the All-share index garnered 10.21 […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — Riot broke out among the inmates of the over crowded Kano Central Prison, Monday, evening leaving no fewer than 15 inmates critically wounded. Prison source told Vanguard that hell was let loose by the inmates who protested against what they said were “undue detention without trial” complicated by the ongoing […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE House of Representatives Committee on Health yesterday promised to  investigate the non-release of N157 million appropriated in this year’s budget for the construction of the main administrative complex of the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Enugu. Chairman of the committee, Mr Alaba Ojomo, who made this known during an oversight visit to the hospital, […]

SOKOTO —  Former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, was yesterday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Bello Abbas of the Sokoto High Court 3 on a 47-count charge of fraudulent practices while in office between 1999 and 2007. The ex-governor was arrested last Wednesday over an alleged N15 […]