Insecurity: CSOs oppose govt’s alleged payment of ransom to bandits, kidnappers
…charge new service chiefs to change narrative By Gabriel Ewepu AS Nigerians continue to grapple with high level of insecurity, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, yesterday, opposed alleged payment of ransom by government to bandits and kidnappers to free victims. Speaking with Vanguard, CSOs expressed disappointment, dissatisfaction and condemned negotiation and payment of alleged ransom by […]
Shop Afrika set to take local markets global, promotes quality
Six indigenous Nigerian popular local markets are set to go international with the launch of “Shop Afrika”, a digital marketplace aim to provide seamless engagement between sellers and buyers seeking to trade.
Developing countries losing $1trn annually to illicit financial flow – NEITI
…CAC opens register for company’s real owners By Obas Esiedesa THE Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji has disclosed that developing countries lose about $1 trillion annually to illicit financial flows due to secret ownership of companies. Dr. Orji who spoke on Thursday at a stakeholders’ forum […]
Drug: 126 Nigerians jailed in Plateau, Kano, Ondo, 11 other states in 3 months
By Kingsley Omonobi A total of 126 Nigerians across 14 states in Nigeria have been sentenced to various jail terms for offences bordering on drug trafficking between January and February 2021. Of the convicts, Musa Ibrahim who was prosecuted for trafficking 40 kilograms of cannabis sativa in Akure, Ondo state was sentenced to 16 years, […]
Competitive technical skills panacea to unemployment – ITF DG
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Unless most Nigerians are equipped with competitive technical skills, we will as a nation continue to fight a losing battle against the plights of poverty and unemployment and their attendant consequences. This was the view of the Director-General, DG, Industrial Training Fund, ITF, Sir Joseph Ari who also advocated increased investment in […]
CBN’s MPR, corporate results spur equity performance as investors gain N368bn
By Peter Egwuatu The stock market swung back into positive territory following the retention of the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR at 11.5 per cent by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and some positive corporate earnings as investors gained over N368 billion in the three trading days of the week. Specifically, market capitalisation which represents […]
Man escapes ritual killing in Imo hotel
A middle-aged man, Anayo Ukadike, Thursday alleged that he escaped from an attempt to use him for ritual purposes in one of the hotels in Imo state.
Nigeria’ll reposition gas sector with PIB — Gbaja
By Levinus Nwabughiogu Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said Nigeria was on its way to achieving economic revival, especially in the oil and gas sector. He said the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, expected soon would make the revival quicker. Speaking while receiving a delegation of the Nigerian Liquified […]
Meet Famous Oberogo youngest Nigerian to win a talent hunt outside Nigeria
Famous Oberogo, a young lad who have surpassed boundaries by putting the name of his motherland in gold and crystal imprints have emerged winner a keen contest with well over a thousand participants. With records of Africans contesting in talent hunts in different English countries of world and never emerge winner; Famous took the bull […]
Stanbic IBTC Bank emphasises need for export, commodity financing to drive growth
By Peter Egwuatu Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has concluded arrangement to showcase its robust trade credentials at the forthcoming 2021 Global Trade Review (GTR) West Africa Conference themed ‘Connecting the Region’s Trade Experts’. The financial organisation is a platinum sponsor of the two-day event, which will hold virtually and ends today The GTR West Africa […]
Reps reject N10,000 Visa Clearance charge for Nigerians
By Tordue Salem – Abuja The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has protested a non-refundable N10,000 special charges on Nigerians seeking Visa Clearance to certain countries, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The caucus in a statement by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta) on […]
