FBNQuest Mutual Funds outperform 5-year benchmarks
FBNQuest Asset Management, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings, recently held annual general meetings for five mutual funds managed by the firm. The funds are the FBN Balanced Fund, FBN Smart Beta Equity Fund, FBN Eurobond Fund, FBN Bond Fund and the FBN Money Market Fund. The Fund Manager continues to deliver commendable results, which is […]
Training is crucial to entrepreneurial success in jewellery business, says E4Luxury CEO Ayodele Donye
Training is crucial to entrepreneurial success in jewellery business, says E4Luxury CEO Ayodele Donye
International flights resume in Kano airport after 13 months
Activities gradually picking up at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, as international flights operations restarted after 13 months closure.
COVID-19: Over 30, 000 Nasarawa residents vaccinated, says Commissioner
No fewer than 30, 000 residents in Nasarawa State have so far taken a jab of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the state
Economic hardship may lead to water scarcity, health issues — Borehole drillers
The Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners & Practitioners (AWDROP) otherwise known as the Nigerian Borehole Drillers Association has alerted the government of water scarcity and possible health dangers occasioned by current economic hardship in the country.
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Zimbabwe expecting tobacco boom in 2021
Zimbabwe’s tobacco output is expected to grow by around nine percent to 200,000 tonnes this year, the industry regulator said Wednesday, providing a major source of foreign currency for the country’s embattled economy. As the selling season got under way, Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board said output was forecast to rise from 184,000 tonnes […]
Okowa inaugurates project committee for 3 new universities
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Wednesday inaugurated Project Management Committee members for the three newly established universities in the state. Okowa, who performed the function in Government House, Asaba, said that the creation of three new universities in the state was to broaden the citizens’ access to university education. The Committee has Commissioner for […]
Ivory Coast president says Gbagbo ‘free to return’ after ICC acquittal
Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara, on Wednesday declared that his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo was welcome to return home after being finally acquitted of crimes against humanity during a civil war that pitted them against each other a decade ago. Ouattara said Gbagbo and his former right-hand man Charles Ble Goude were “free to return to […]
US President, Joe Biden, to announce anti-gun violence measures
United States President, Joe Biden, will unveil measures on Thursday aimed at controling rampant gun violence in the country, White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki said. The administration has not given details of what Biden will announce, but Politico reported earlier that he will issue executive actions to restrict certain types of gun sales. In […]
Owerri jail invasion: NCoS recaptures 48 fleeing inmates
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 48 fleeing inmates of the Owerri Custodial Centre. The recaptured inmates escaped from the facility on Monday, when gunmen invaded it, releasing about 1,844 inmates. The NCoS Spokesman, Mr Francis Enobore, disclosed this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday […]
Osinbajo to Ag-IGP: Restore public trust, confidence in police force
Says It’s time to improve police welfare The police force must work hard to regain the trust and confidence of the public by stamping out the excesses, abuses, and culture of impunity exhibited by some elements within the police according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof Osinbajo stated this on Wednesday at the decoration […]
Police nab suspected murderer of vigilante member in Delta
The Police Command in Delta says it has apprehended a middle-aged man over alleged murder of a member of a vigilante group in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Warri. Bright said that the suspect, a 25-year-old man, […]
Anambra guber: Njoku’s APGA to conduct governorship primary
Says APGA will win Anambra By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The National leadership of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, under Edozie Njoku, yesterday revealed that he would conduct the governorship primary of November 6, 2021 of Anambra State. Njoku spoke in Owerri, after his meetings with stakeholders of APGA from Imo and other states […]
FG to NARD: You’ve lost all legal, moral justification for strike
The Federal Government has again appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to call off its strike as it has lost all moral and legal ground to continue its seven days old action. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja today, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said the Federal Government has […]
PDP Govs to APC: Tackle insecurity in Nigeria, stop poaching us
By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, to as the ruling party in the nation pay attention to tackling the rising insecurity bedevilling the country and stop attacks on the opposite governors. This was as the PDP Governors’ Forum donated N100 million […]
