Sudan to host possible play-off between Algeria, Egypt
A play-off match will be held in Sudan on November 18 in the event that Egypt and Algeria cannot be separated at the top of Group C in the African zone after this weekend’s game. That eventuality depends on the outcome of their meeting this Saturday in Cairo.
Shareholders laud SEC on investors’ protection
SHAREHOLDERS of publicly quoted companies in Nigeria have commended the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its various initiatives in protecting shareholders’ interest in public companies even as the commission enlightens them on their rights and responsibilities.
NSE to integrate private placements into secondary market
THE Nigerian Stock Exchange has announced its plans to launch a platform for the integration of private placements into the secondary segment of the capital market.
NRC begins pensioners’ verification for pension arrears
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday in Ibadan commenced the verification of its pensioners for the payment of pension arrears.
FG to establish 200 cassava mills
The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa, said in Abuja that the Federal Government had concluded plans to establish 200 cassava processing mills in 22 states. He spoke at a one-day national stakeholders meeting organised by the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) on government’s cassava policy and its implementation.
Red card for nudists in Lagos
The action was long awaited. So, when 33 strip dancers were arrested at the weekend in Lagos, the move was applauded in many quarters.
