By Peter Egwuatu   The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has said that the $1 trillion economy is a necessity that must be pursued to achieve prosperity for Nigerians. Director General of the Commission, Dr.   Emomotimi Agama stated this yesterday   at the Journalists Academy for the capital market correspondents in Lagos. He said: “Achieving a $1 trillion […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa   The Executive Director, Operations and Technical,Tantita Security Service Ltd, Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, has said that through innovative carbon credit initiatives, Niger Delta region could generate $320 million annually by harnessing its vegetation and untapped environmental potential.   He said this during his investiture as  Honourary Doctorate recipient and Lifetime Achievement/Sustainable Development Awardee from […]

•Abuja Disco leads beneficiaries with N29bn By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has disclosed that electricity subsidies payable by the Federal Government for the month of December has increased by 2.76 percent to N199.64 billion from N194.26 billion incurred in November. The Commission in its December 2024 Multi-Year Tariff Order, MYTO, posted […]

By Peter Egwuatu Foreign Portfolio Investments, FPIs, inflows through the Nigerian stock market grew by 180.95%  in the first ten months of this year (January-October) to N344.30 billion from N122.55 billion in the corresponding period of 2023. Investment analysts have attributed the development to the monetary policy regime of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, which […]

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President of the 9th Senate and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

The Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST) has called for the development of entrepreneurial skills for serving and retired political appointees, with a particular focus on soft skills for judges, to provide them with sustainable options after leaving office.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Pandemonium broke out, yesterday when a truck crushed a yet-to-be-identified pedestrian to death, at the Iyana-Isashi U-turn, inward Mile 2 area of Lagos State. This is coming less than 24 hours, when a similar incident occurred with a pedestrian crushed to death and five others rushed to hospital for treatment in the […]

By Laolu Elijah, Ibadan The Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. John Asein, has urged legal practitioners specializing in Intellectual Property (IP) law to assist the commission in combating piracy. Speaking at the ongoing 2024 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ibadan branch Law Week and 70th Anniversary celebration, Asein addressed the topic “Intellectual Rights […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA—The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has intercepted the diversion of N5.882 billion, while conducting a Systems Study and Review, SSR, of 323 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs. The effort, part of its Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard, EICS, initiative, also saw the establishment of 80 Anti-Corruption and […]

By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA—A Delta State High Court, sitting in Ibusa, Oshimili, has sentenced to death, three persons for killing a traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku, Obi Edward Ofulue III. The convicts were said to have conspired with one another to kidnap, rob and murder the monarch on January 6, 2016. Those sentenced to death were […]

The University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN on Tuesday announced that eleven thousand one hundred and forty three, (11,143) students will  receive different degrees and Diploma from the institution on Friday, December 20, 2024

The Patriotic Youth for Better Nigeria (PAYOBEN) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Bello Badejo, condemning his continued detention by the military as unlawful and a violation of constitutional rights. 

A 54-year-old man, Eseni Chima was, yesterday, docked before an Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing his wife, Ugochukwu Chima. Chima is facing a count charge bothering on murder. The Magistrate, Chinedu Agama did not take the plea of Chima for want of jurisdiction. The magistrate directed the police to send the case file to […]

By Esther Onyegbula Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have called on the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr. Lawal Pedro, to appeal a recent Court of Appeal ruling that nullified the rape conviction of Dr. Femi Olaleye, a prominent medical practitioner and Managing Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. The CSOs submitted a petition urging the Lagos […]

Igbo youth group, Ndigbo Progressive Youth Coalition (NPYC), has applauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), over the rise in Nigeria’s crude oil production.