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Investors in Nigeria’s equities market gained N33.7 billion as the first trading week of May 2023 ended on a positive note. The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.12% to close the week at 52,465.31 and N28.568 trillion...

Access Holdings, yesterday, said its subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Angola for the acquisition of a majority equity stake in Finibanco, an Angolan Bank. This was disclosed by the Company Secretary, Sunday...

Global food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in one year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said. The rise was led by a steep increase in the sugar price index, along...

In the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, I raised a stumper in a column – "If Peter Obi fails, as he certainly would, what next for the south-east?" It was with sincere contemplation and unaffected judgement that I...

The scary tales of woe and the agonising experiences of Nigerian students recently evacuated from war-torn Sudan are sad reminders of what their compatriots experienced in Ukraine last year. One year after, Ukraine is still at war with Russia...

The Forum of Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria (FONGON) has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to come clean on the Nigeria Customs Modernisation Project, known as the E-Customs Project, worth $3.1 billion, which was recently re-awarded by the Federal Government to...

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has declared her intention to vie for Deputy Speaker of the 10th Assembly should APC zone the position to the South West. While addressing her colleagues on Wednesday in...

The Federal Ministry of Labour, the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Industrial Trust Fund (ITF) have applauded the Julius Berger women empowerment scholarship scheme. Julius Berger women empowerment scholarship scheme is an initiative to develop the capacities of Nigerian...

The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clean up the voter’s register by removing names of dead people. This followed the adoption of a motion by Mr Leke Abejide (ADC-Kogi) during plenary. Moving the motion...

Malam Yahaya Bello, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the FCT has bowed out of service, attributing his successes in office to God and teamwork. Bello, during a retirement party in Abuja, thanked God and...