The stock market opened the week on a positive note, with investors gaining N369 billion and performance indices rising by 0.56 per cent on Monday. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation increased by 0.56 per cent to N66.188 trillion from an opening of N65.819 trillion recorded on Friday. The All-Share Index also rose…
The Bauchi State Council of Emirs has pledged to collaborate with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to address the issue of out-of-school children in the state. The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, spoke on behalf of the Emirs, on Sunday during a one-day State Level…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a transparent and resilient financial system by reinforcing regulatory compliance and risk management across Nigerian financial institutions. Ms Shola Phillips, Special Adviser to the CBN Governor on Compliance was quoted to have said this in a statement on Sunday. Phillips spoke at a…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Joseph Tegbe as director-general and global liaison for the Nigeria-China strategic partnership reached by the two countries during the President’s visit in September. Tegbe, a 1988 first-class graduate in civil engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, will report directly to the President, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information…
North Korean state media on Wednesday blasted the United States for President Donald Trump’s plan to redevelop the Gaza Strip by taking over the war-ruined territory and resettling residents elsewhere. “The world is now seething with the U.S. ‘bomb declaration’,” the state-controlled KCNA news agency said on its English language website, without naming Trump. “The…
Donald Trump says Chinese-made smartphones and other electronics will not be exempt from tariffs, adding that they are simply moving into a different levy “bucket.” European stock markets bounced up Monday morning after Friday’s official announcement that some of these products would escape up to 145% levies. China has called on Donald Trump to “completely…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her reappointment as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), for a second term. Dr Emeka Obegolu, ACCI’s President in a statement described the reappointment as a well-deserved recognition of her exceptional leadership, remarkable vision, and unwavering dedication to fostering global…
A fuel attendant, Sunday Olasunkanmi, 20, on Wednesday, was brought before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over alleged theft of N859,600. Olasunkanmi, a fuel attendant at OBX Filling Station, Toll Gate, Ibadan, was charged with theft, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp Olagoke Adegbenro, told the court that Olasunkanmi committed the offence…
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the federal and Edo state governments to pay blood money to the families of the sixteen hunters killed in Uromi. In a statement issued by JNI Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, while extending its felicitations to…
UNICEF, in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has empowered 24 adolescent girls in Sabo, Chikun LGA of Kaduna State with starter packs and shops to begin operations on tailoring and hairdressing. The starter packs included sewing machines, hair driers, scissors, chairs and tables, among other invaluable equipment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
