By Moses Nosike Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA) has issued its first evergreen bond, via private placement with IFC, a development finance institution focused on the private sector, part of the World Bank Group. It is a 10-year facility with the express purposes of raising capital for use in on-lending by Standard Bank […]

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has been vehemently lampooned by African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON), for negligence to its statutory duties on the Federal roads, which one amongst them is to ensure proper checks on vehicles for road worthiness as well as proper documentation.

The Middle Belt Movement for Justice and Peace, MBMJP, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to include Benue state in his recently approved National Humanitarian Coordination Committee

Special Adviser on Special Duties to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state, Alhaji Ahmed Yinka Aluko is a renowned security expert. Popularly called “Home boy” by his teaming admirers, Aluko had his first degree in statistics, had his masters in security and strategic studies and is currently studying for his doctorate degree in Security and Strategic Management at the University of Ilorin. Before venturing into politics he had worked in the banking sector, accounting firm as well as defunct National Electric Power Authority, NEPA.

Desperate to avoid coming down with a winter cold or worse, plenty of us will be dosing up on vitamin C supplements — and doctors in China are even looking into its effectiveness against coronavirus.

Hadejia—Jigawa State government has debunked media reported attack on Governor Muhammad Abubakar,  some national and state lawmakers among other functionaries of the state at Hadejia Town.

By Omeiza Ajayi Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC, Chief Victor Giadom has announced the convocation of an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee NEC slated for Tuesday, March 17, 2020. “In line with Article 25 (B) (II) of the Constitution of our great Party, members of the APC National Executive Committee […]

The Lagos State Government on Friday urged women to support its administration in its advocacy for clean environment and proper personal hygiene in the face of current health challenges in the country. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the plea on Friday at a workshop on Protocol, Security and Ethics, organised by the Office of the First […]

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide surged past 100,000 on Friday, as stock markets collapsed and the World Health Organization told all countries to make containment “their highest priority”. A rash of European countries as well as Cameroon, Togo and Peru confirmed their first cases of the virus while the Netherlands announced its first death. […]

The United Nations on Friday asked nine countries, including China, South Korea and France, to delay by three months the rotations of their UN peacekeeping forces due to the coronavirus outbreak. The request was made to the countries “to maintain operational strength and execute their mandated tasks,” diplomatic sources at the UN said. The nine […]