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Convention: Rowdiness, disorder mar APC accreditation process

Convention: Rowdiness, disorder mar APC accreditation process

By Dirisu Yakubu Few hours to the commencement of the All Progressives Congress, APC’s Presidential Convention, accreditation of delegates is going on at a snail’s speed despite the presence of legion of them at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, venue of the exercise. Although, the delegates queued up according to their states, gaining entrance into […]

80-year-old ‘Mama Biafra’ sick with heart infection in DSS’s custody – IPOB lawyer

80-year-old ‘Mama Biafra’ sick with heart infection in DSS’s custody – IPOB lawyer

By Biodun Busari 80-year-old Mrs Ukamaka Ejezie popularly known as Mama Biafra who is allegedly in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, is currently battling with severe heart infection and breathing difficulty according to a statement issued by IPOB leader’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. The Octogenarian was reportedly arrested during Kanu’s court appearance in […]

INFLATION PANG: Grow investments, rather than savings

INFLATION PANG: Grow investments, rather than savings

 Emeka Anaeto A major concern for economic policy executives and the average households in Nigeria today is the inflationary pressure which compounds the woes of the citizens. In its ‘Selected Food Price Watch’ for the month of April 2022 the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, shows that the average price of 1kg of Beans (white, black eye, […]

Movie producer, Mo Abudu, mourns death of brother

Movie producer, Mo Abudu, mourns death of brother

By David Royal Nigerian Media Mogul, philanthropist, and Executive Producer of Netflix’s blockbuster movie, “Blood Sisters”, Mo Abudu is mourning the death of her brother, Ozolua Giwa-Amu. Mo Abudu took to her Instagram page on Monday to pen down a heartwrenching note for her late brother, describing how good her brother was to her and […]

Financial sector contributes N696bn to economy

Financial sector contributes N696bn to economy

Share of GDP rises to 3.35% By Babajide Komolafe Banks and other financial institutions excluding insurance, contributed N696.87 billion  to the nation’s real Gross Domestic Product, GDP,  in first quarter of 2021 (Q1’21), up by 3.35 per cent from N555.57 billion in the corresponding period of 2021 (Q1’21). The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, report also […]

FOREX: Turnover falls for 2nd consecutive month

FOREX: Turnover falls for 2nd consecutive month

As Naira depreciates in I&E window By Elizabeth Adegbesan The volume of dollars traded (turnover) in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window of the foreign exchange market, forex, fell for the second consecutive month in May prompting a 50 kobo depreciation of the naira during the month. Vanguard Money Digest findings from the daily activities in the […]