The Federal Government on Wednesday asked Indian Government to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for attacks of Nigerian students in an Indian university.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has granted licence to the Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN, Plc, Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has confirmed.

AFRICA Finance Corporation, AFC, yesterday, announced 51 per cent increase in its gross profit to $109.4 million for the operating year ended December 31, 2016. Established in 2007, AFC was initiated by Nigeria to be the catalyst for private sector infrastructure investment across Af

ABUJA —The Federal Government, yesterday, arraigned the Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria, Mr. Dickson Akor, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, over his alleged involvement in N1.4 billion recruitment scam.

FCMB Group Plc has reported a profit before tax, PBT, of N16.3 billion for the full-year ended December 31, 2016.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has approved a wholesale development finance institution licence with national authorization for the Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN Plc, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has confirmed.

President of African University of Science and Technology, AUST, Professor Kingston Nyamapfene, yesterday, said Nigeria should strive to meet up with one percent GDP in science, technology and innovation if it must catch up with the rest of the world.

SHAREHOLDERS of Access Bank Plc, yesterday, faulted the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, requirement that audit committee chairman must be accountants and that they must append their professional number on financial reports. The shareholders approved all resolutions, including the final dividend translating to 65 kobo per share, totalling N11.571 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2016.

The experiment with video assistance that backfired on France against Spain earned mixed reviews on Wednesday, praised by most for being more fair but condemned by some for killing the spectacle.

The official poster for this year’s Cannes film festival sparked an outcry Wednesday over claims that Italian actress Claudia Cardinale’s thighs had been airbrushed to make them thinner.

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, warned job seekers against falling prey to fraudulent text messages, social media adverts and forged letters for job placements in the company.

George Michael’s funeral took place in private on Wednesday, three months after his shock death at the age of 53, the legendary British pop star’s publicist said.

Concerned non-governmental organisations, NGOs, and rights activists have raised alarm over what they described as “the hidden dangers” in the Convention on the Elimi-nation of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW, and the Comprehensive Sexuality Education, CSE.

CHELSEA will open talks with Eden Hazard on a new £300k-a-week contract next month.

Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa, a former Presidential Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.