Archives for December, 2019
37bn NASS Renovation Budget Not Justifiable — PDP
A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives has kicked against the plan to spend N37 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. Bamidele Salam, a…
LCCI Predicts High Cost Of Doing Business In 2020
By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- Following poor infrastructure, multiplicity of levies and excessive regulations in the country, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has projected a high cost of…
No Future Unclaimed Dividends -SEC
By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has assured investors in the capital market that there would be no future unclaimed dividends on those currently being declared…
Killing Of 11 Christians: Elders Forum Furious With Buhari
Buhari National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) on Sunday descended heavily on President Muhammadu Buhari over the killing of 11 Christians on Christmas Day. The Christians were abducted by the Islamic…
Nigeria: Journalists want media regulation to curb unethical practices
Journalists from the South West zone of Nigeria have called for effective regulation of the media to checkmate unethical and unprofessional conducts of practitioners and media organisations in the country.…
African Alliance Shareholders Restate Commitment For Firms Recapitalization Drive
L-R: Alhaji Ahmed Nahuche, Non-Executive Director; Olabisi Adekola, Executive Director, Finance; Dr Anthony Okocha, Chairman of the Board; Funmi Omo, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer; Sylva Ogwemoh (SAN), Non-Executive Director all…
Fidelity Bank Leads In KPMG’s SME Customer Experience Survey
A renowned audit and consultancy firm, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) has disclosed that Fidelity Bank Plc moved up four places to reach second on the 2019 Nigeria Banking Industry…
Sovereign Trust Insurance lists additional 4.17bn ordinary shares on NSE
Sovereign Trust Insurance (STI) Plc. has said that an additional 4,170,411,648 of its ordinary shares were on December 23, 2019, listed on the Daily Official List of the Nigerian Stock…
Family Of Five Die In Christmas Day Crash In Abuja
Tragedy struck in Abuja on Christmas Day as a family of five died in a lone accident on Kubwa-Zuba expressway, Abuja. A 2005 Toyota SUV, with registration number, KUJ 615…
Controversy trails killing of Ngige’s kinsman in place of cow
Controversy has trailed the mistaken killing of a middle-aged man in place of a cow at Alor, Anambra State, the home town of the Minister of labour and employment, Dr…