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Heightened insecurity: Source of Worry to National Assembly
*Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, senate president, Mr. Ahmad Lawan The national assembly has expressed worry about heightened insecurity in the country occasioned by bloodletting, kidnapping, banditry, insurgency,…
Capital markets Critical to Economic Growth- SEC
By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- The Nigerian Capital market has been described as critical to the attainment of economic growth and development of the nation. This was stated by Acting Director…
Access Bank Supporting Marathon to boost Tourism, GDP
Wigwe By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- With the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon fast approaching, the headline sponsor and Africa’s largest Banking terms of retail size, Access Bank Plc has reiterated…
7.5% VAT implementation kicks off February 1
The Federal Government said the implementation of per cent Value Added Tax espoused by the finance law will kick off February 1 2020. The Federal Government will from Saturday (February…
Amotekun: Journalists’ group tasks governors On security in South-East
A media group, Enugu Journalists’ Forum (EJF), at the weekend, called on state governments and leaders of thought in the South-East zone to put in place measures to firmly protect…
PDP wins 4 seats in Sokoto re-run elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates as the winners of the re-run elections for Sokoto North/Sokoto South and Isa/Sabon-Birni Federal Constituencies of…
Coronavirus: Ivory Coast tests woman for China virus
Health officials are dealing with a suspected case of coronavirus in Ivory Coast, the country's health ministry has announced. An unnamed student, who returned to the West African country from…
NSE Employees donate to WARIF Foundation
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- As part of its Employee Give-Back initiative, employees of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “Exchange”) have donated funds to support the initiatives of the Women at…
MPC: CBN raises cash reserve ratio to 27.5% to address monetary inflation
CBN Governor, Emefiele The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN ) has increased the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to from , while it retained the Monetary…
At Last FG Bows To Pressure Accepts Amotekun
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--Finally, the Federal Government has bowed to pressures accepting the security initiative by the South West, Amotekun. This followed an agreement reached Thursday in Abuja at a meeting…
