Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, weekend, assured Igbo communities and other ethnic groups in the state of the hospitality of the Benin Kingdom, saying they should ensure they contribute their quota to the growth of the kingdom.

Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters to the President, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has tongue-lashed South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister, Mr. Malusi Gigaba, over his negation of the death of 116 Nigerians in xenophobic attacks by his fellow countrymen.

DESPITE sustained negative impacts of economy headwind on the banking industry, banking sector index has led performance in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE , accounting for N1.484 trillion or 9.3 per cent of total investment value on the NSE from Year to Date, YtD.

FORMER governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, has written to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu over unpaid entitlements as a former governor of the state.

I am thankful to you for counting me among the elders of the industry, it is a very distinguish company worthy of keeping. As to why elders stay behind the scene I can only speculate on the answer, it should be to allow the younger professionals in the industry to manage the affairs of industry space, without undue interference by the elders.

The Imo State House of Assembly Committee on Information, yesterday, said it had not received a copy of the controversial media bill.

UNITED Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, has accused the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, of undermining Nigerian workers’ rights to freedom of association and expressions as enshrined in the constitution and freely guaranteed by natural laws.

There is the current awareness on the part of investors to invest in projects which not only impact the society but are also ethical. Investors are now more than ever literate with respect to financial decision making. This we have seen playing out in the successful outcome of sukuks. Of importance too is the issuer, where the reputation of the issuer is above board it is a critical success factor in the launch of any product.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will this week mop up N310 billion through sales of treasury bills. Meanwhile, Demand for Nigeria’s Eurobond on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) persisted last week translating to price appreciation across tenors.

Mr Femi Falana, SAN, lawyer to leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheik Ibraheem Elzakzaky and his wife, Hajia Ibraheema Elzakzaky, has called on the Federal Government to immediately release them in obedience with the December 2, 2016 judgment of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which declared their detention illegal and unconstitutional.