FG issues N59.53 billion in August bond auction – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday, issued N59.53 billion Federal Government bonds for the three tenors it offered to various investors who subscribed at the auction.
Cornerstone Insurance records N11.5 bn Gross Written Premium in 2018
Cornerstone Insurance PLC on Monday said it recorded Gross Written Premium (GPW) amounting to N11.5 billion in the 2018 financial year.
Spanish navy ship to pick up 15 migrants from Open Arms
Spain said Thursday that a navy patrol boat it sent to Lampedusa was still on its way to the Italian island to pick up 15 migrants from the Open Arms ship which Madrid has agreed to take in.
Boy, 15, stages own kidnap, arrested
A 15-year-old boy has allegedly staged his own kidnap and demanded for the sum of N500,000 as ransom.
Abuja flooding: 150 houses pulled down already, more to go — FCTA
THE Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA yesterday said more houses would be demolished on waterways in EFAB Estate, Lokogoma and other parts of the nation’s capital, Abuja.
OAU: 23 year-old man bags 15 years in prison for theft
One of the thieves terrorising the staff, students and other residents of the Obafemi Awolowo University has been sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment.
Online music mall unveils Delta 215 loud speaker
As part of its responsiveness to the ever changing need of loud speaker users ,Irukka Online music mall, the sole distributor of wharfedale pro UK, musical brand of musical equipment in West Africa has unveiled Delta 215 quasi 3-way passive loud speaker.
15-year-old boy allegedly dies in swampy water in Osubi
A fifteen-year-old boy in Junior secondary school, JSS 3, has reportedly died in a swampy pool behind Osubi airport, Okpe local government area on Tuesday.
NNPC selects 15 consortia for oil sale, products purchase deal
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, said 15 consortia, made up of 35 foreign and indigenous companies, have emerged winners of its 2019/2020 Direct Sale Direct Purchase, DSDP, arrangement.
MfBs’ bad loans drop by 5.3% to N25bn — NDIC
THE microfinance bank industry recorded 5.2 percent decline in nonperforming loans (bad loans) to N25 billion in 2018 from N26.18 billion in 2017.
Only 25% of mothers observe exclusive breast-feeding in Anambra
Awka—Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency has said that only 25% of lactating mothers in the state observe exclusive breast-feeding despite the campaigns mounted in the various communities and health centres by the agency.
Ogun job portal hits 25,000 mark in 5 days
Over 25,000 unemployed persons have registered with the Ogun State Government Job Portal opened last Thursday. Already, the State Government has started analyzing the profiles and would, very, in a couple of weeks, start matching those on the database and linking them with prospective employers. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor […]
`Gimme a name for my Album,’ Davido appeals to fans
Afropop star, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has asked fans to help title his upcoming album.
WHO to declare Africa polio-free as Nigeria marks 3 years without cases
Africa is set to be declared polio-free as Nigeria marks three years without recording a single case of polio infection, thus moving a step closer towards polio-free certification by the World Health Organisation, WHO, in early 2020.
UNILAG graduate beats 15 contestants, gets LNI scholarship in AUB
A graduate of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Mr. Ajibola Olubando, has emerged recipient of the Lebanese Nigeria Initiative, LNI, scholarship programme.
NPA Board worries over encroachment into Calabar Port
CALABAR-The Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has raised concern over illegal encroachment within the vicinity of the Calabar Port.
