Archives for April, 2019 - Page 12
Newborn Nigerian baby dies during home circumcision in Italy
A newly-born baby from a family of Nigerian migrants in Italy has died following a botched home circumcision, the second such incident in little over a week,…
Ibe Kachikwu Returned As President, African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has been re-elected the President of African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO), making Nigeria to retain the presidency…
INEC Declares Wike Winner Of Rivers Election
The Independent Electoral Commission has declared Gov. Nyesom Wike, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner in his re-election bid, having been declared winner…
N9trn Pension Fund: Reps Threatens To Issue Bench Warrant On PFAs, Others
House of Representatives threatens to issue a bench warrant to compel Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) to appear before its ad hoc committee, if they fail to attend the…
Photo: PILA courtesy visit to the Management of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc.
L-R: Maureen Ada-Leonard, Education Chairperson, PILA, Ugochi Odemelam, Executive Director, Marketing & Business Development, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Olaotan Soyinka, MD/CEO, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc and Ose Oluyanwo,…
FCMB’s Profit Soars By 73%
FCMB Group Plc has announced a gross revenue of billion for the 2018 financial year, representing percent increase over its billion gross revenue in the preceding year.…
NSE ASI Dips By 99Bps on Sustained Bearish Run; NIBOR Rises amid Liquidity Strain…
By Ngozi Onyeakusi .... Investors in the Nigerian stock market maintained a bearish sentiment as the NSE ASI dipped by at close of business Tuesday even as…
Oil Price Hits 2019 High On OPEC Cuts, Concerns Over Demand Ease
Oil price hit a 2019 high above 69 dollars a barrel on Tuesday on the prospect that more sanctions against Iran and further Venezuelan disruptions could deepen…
Life expectancy in Nigeria now 52 years –NPC
The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that the current overall life expectancy of Nigeria stands at years. The acting chairman of NPC, Alhaji Hassan Bashir,…
Union Bank Named ‘2019 Advertiser of the Year’
Union Bank has been named ‘Advertiser of the Year’ by CHINI Africa, Cannes Lions Official Festival representative in Nigeria and organisers of the annual Creativity Week.…