Herdsman: We need justice, wife of Ogun slain farmer cries out
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The family of the 35-year-old Segun Akinlade, who was allegedly killed by a herdsman, Muhammed Garba in Imala; an agrarian community in Abeokuta North local government area of Ogun State has appealed to the authority of the Nigeria Police and the Ogun State government to ensure that the alleged killer does […]
FCMB harps on synergy to combat financial, cyber crimes
FIRST City Monument Bank, FCMB, has called for effective regulations and synergy among stakeholders in the financial sector to combat the increasing wave of financial and other related crimes in the banking sector.
Excess liquidity to exceed N1trn as patronage for OMO bills declines
THE volume of excess liquidity in the interbank money market is set to surpass the N1 trillion mark this week, aggravated by declining patronage for secondary market (Open Market Operations, OMO) treasury bills.
Keeping this flying Njideka Akunyili-Crosby on the radar
After being profiled in the 2019 TIME Magazine ‘100 Next’ list, an annual list of 100 influential people in the world who through their craft, are imparting the world, Nigeria-born acclaimed global artist, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, is in the news again. READ ALOS:Arsenal face ‘full blown crisis’ after Ljungberg gets them ‘panicking’(Opens in a new browser […]
Good talk, Aisha Buhari; but who will bell the cat?
No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable — Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish economist and philosopher
RUGA by another name
ANOTHER round of tension is brewing in the polity following the announcement by the Federal Government that it is remodelling “grazing areas” throughout the country into ranches.
PDP kicks, as APC clears 16 LG seats in Ekiti
ADO-EKITI—CANDIDATES of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have cleared the 16 Chairmanship seats in the local government election conducted in Ekiti State on Saturday.
CeBIH, NIBSS unveil measures to sustain 120% epayment growth
NIGERIA Interbank Settlement System, NIBSS, and the Committee of E-Banking Industry Heads, CeBIH, have unveiled measures to sustain the 120 percent growth in electronic payment transactions recorded under the Payment System Vision 2020, PSV 2020.
Climate policies could erase $2.3trn in companies value ― Report
Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to $2.3 trillion off the value of companies in industries ranging from fossil fuel producers to agriculture and carmakers, an investor group warned in a report. Rules aimed at lowering carbon emissions are expected to accelerate in the coming years as countries scramble to meet obligations […]
Lebanon’s Hariri reemerges PM candidate as Khatib withdraws
Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician, Saad al-Hariri, re-emerged as a candidate for prime minister on Sunday when businessman Samir Khatib withdrew his candidacy to lead a government that must tackle an acute economic crisis. President Michel Aoun responded by postponing until Dec. 16 consultations with lawmakers that had been expected to result in Khatib being […]
Nigeria qualifies for 2020 World Ultra Runners Championship
South African, Nigerian and Zimbabwean teams have qualified for the 2020 World Ultra Runners Championship at the Valuejet Remo 50 kilometres Ultra Race held in Sagamu and Ikenne. Dapo Sotiminu, Media Coordinator, 2019 Remo Valuejet Ulra Race, made this known on Sunday. According to Sotiminu, Zimbabwe, who competed in the ultra race first time […]
