Buhari and women: Is he shy, coy or con?
Whether a Freudian Slip or not, the assertion by an unrecognised presidential aide that President Muhammadu Buhari is shy around women has again captivated the imaginations of Nigerians on the persona of the president
PDP stalwart wants Appeal Court to reverse Tribunal rulings on Rivers, Akwa Ibom
A chieftain of the Ebonyi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Abia Onyike, weekend, called the Appeal or Supreme court to reverse the ruling of the Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the election of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
Global unemployment to increase by 3m—ILO
The International Labour Organization, ILO, in its report on employment trends, has predicted that global unemployment is expected to increase by three million and a further further million in the next four years.
Name Abuja Stock Exchange after Onosode —IMG
The Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has described the late Boardroom Guru, Deacon Gamaliel Onosode, as global icon by all standards.
Ex-Borno gov eyes cement production in Ebonyi
A company owned by a former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu-Sheriff, has renewed talks with the Ebonyi State government for the establishment of a cement plant in Ebonyi State.
MFIs decry regulatory bottleneck
Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in the country have said that the sub-sector is bedeviled by regulatory bottleneck and as a result, non-governmental organisations intending to engage in providing micro finance credit are unable to do so. They also said that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Funds (MSMEDF) set up by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to increase financial access for micro and small enterprises is encumbered with collateral requirements making it inaccessible.
