Standard & Poor, Moody raise Nigeria’s creditworthiness
Two international rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s and Moody, yesterday, upgraded Nigeria’s credit rating because of improved financial stability and optimism over reforms to the banking and electricity sectors.
Traders protest Amosun’s planned market demolition
Hundreds of traders yesterday at the popular Itoku Market in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital protested the plan by the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to demolish their shops for road expansion .
JAMB Computer Based Test in 2013: Stakeholders react
After the official nnouncement last week Thursday at Abuja by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Executive Registrar, Professor Dibu Ojerinde and Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, that from 2013, Computer- Based Test (CBT), will be used to conduct UTME, had since received reactions from stakeholders in the sector.
Most judges appointed are neither prepared nor mentally equipped – Azinge
Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN is the Director-General Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The institute is the apex body for legal training in the country. Recently the institute decided to mount a specialized judicial track training programme for lawyers desiring to seek appointment to the bench.
Textile workers harp importance of peace to industrial development
THE growing state of insecurity in Nigeria is a grave concern to patriotic citizens, organisations, and friends of the country. Well meaning individuals and groups are having sleepless nights in efforts to find lasting panacea to the insecurity in the country.
FG laments Nigeria’s low investment ranking
Federal Government, yesterday, lamented the recent low ranking of Nigeria on foreign direct investment, FDI, by international ranking organisations.
Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom, expressed government’s frustration at the 8th National Conference on Investment, NCI, in Abuja.
