By David Agba Abuja More than 700 Sage business partners across Africa gathered at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg for the Sage Business Partner Conference 2016. The conference, featuring keynote presentations from Sage CEO Stephen Kelly and Sage International President Ivan Epstein, took place from 26 to 28 January. It brought together Sage’s African business partners representing all of Read More
Piracy and maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea dropped by nearly a third in 2015 compared to the previous year, while Somali piracy remains contained, according to a new report, which notes that maritime crime in Southeast Asia continues to rise. DAVID AGBA reports Dryad Maritime has reported that offshore maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea saw a Read More
By Musa Adamu Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ENC) have agreed to take their areas of cooperation further for better service delivery. Speaking when he paid a working visit to the ECN in Abuja, acting Chairman of the NERC, Dr Anthony Akah, recalled the NERC had depended on the ECN in the Read More
Amosun, Umahi too Gives reasons Feb.12 Ekweremadu lauds judgements By Vivian Okjeme and Ezrel Tabiowo, Abuja After series of legal encumbrances that blocked his way in the last eight months, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike finally got a reprieve as the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that he was validly elected and gave him the nod to carry on as the Read More
Names principal officers By Oyibo Salihu, Lokoja Newly sworn-in governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, yesterday made history as the first governor to be inaugurated without a deputy in the history of democracy in Nigeria. The development followed the rejection of the office by James Abiodun Faleke, a member representing Lagos state House of Assembly in the House of Read More
By Martin Paul Abuja The son of El-Zakzaky, leader of the Shi’ite Islamic Movement, Muhammad Ibraheem Zakzaky, has called on all members of the movement to exercise restraint over the crisis that erupted between the group and the Nigerian army, which hundreds were reportedly killed. Muhammad, in a letter addressed to the group, said there was the “need for all Read More
By Joshua Egbodo Abuja It what could comfortably be described as move to boost the ongoing war against corrupt practices, President Muhammadu Buhari has approached the National Assembly for the enactment of two laws with a view to effectively nail people involved in money laundering. Buhari in a letter addressed to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Read More
By Joshua Egbodo Abuja Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that it would carry out a comprehensive tax examination of all companies operating in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).This came on the heels of the discovery at the on-going House of Representatives investigation into the management of refined products exchange agreements (crude oil swap) that most Read More
I am writing this week’s piece in Ilorin, Kwara state. In recent weeks, I have travelled back and forth between the three cities I live in: Abuja, Kaduna and Ilorin. These cities elicit contrasting emotions for me. As I have always argued, there is a soul-less character to Abuja, and an impersonality that is underlined at weekends or public holidays, Read More
Mali and Zambia played to a goalless draw in the final 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) Group D clash at Stade Regional Nyamirambo in Kigali on Wednesday afternoon. Zambia’s Chipolopolo went into the game having already booked their place in the knockout stages of the 2016 CHAN. The Eagles of Mali were looking for either a victory or draw in Read More
I have read several advertorials in newspapers alleging plans by Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, to cancel the Maritime University, located in Okerenkoko, in Delta State. Amaechi was quoted to have said: “We are not going ahead with the university project proposed by NIMASA because we have an institution in Oron, we have Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria, and we Read More
Company Name No. of Deals Quote (N) Quantity Traded Value of Shares (N) BOND NAME 15.10% FGN APR 2017 1 106.50 100 110,378.14 SUB-SECTOR TOTALS 1 100 110,378.14 SECTOR TOTALS 1 100 110,378.14 GRANT TOTALS 1 100 110,378.14 CROP PRODUCTION OKOMU OIL PALM PLC. 13 30.60 51,100 1,602,110.00 PRESCO PLC 9 33.00 46,045 1,520,260.00 SUB-SECTOR TOTALS Read More
Curiously, the Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom, took the path of philosophical calmness rather than roll the drums (as customary) to celebrate his victory at the Supreme Court which affirmed he is the rightfully elected governor of the state. KULA TERSOO writes on the interesting development. A prolonged legal battle between the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Read More
The first seven months of Governor Aminu Masari in the saddle bear evidence of transformation in Katsina state as a combination of his experience and mature disposition to drive the process of democratic dividends to his people’s satisfaction. HAMIDU SABO writes. For a long period of time Concern Indigenes of Katsina State which represents the good people of the Read More
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, in an interactive session with newsmen at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday spoke on several important issues in the polity, including the fight against corruption, the economy, Kogi state deputy governorship melee, mass defections to the APC, the party’s Anambra Central Senatorial candidacy and party funding, among Read More
Prof MB Shittu is a professor of community development and innovations diffusion as well as founder, Inclusive Community Education and Development Association, ICEADA, a Kano-based CBO working in the area of promoting inclusiveness in policy and practice around education, health and environment. He speaks to ADAM ALQALI on the CBO’s activities What is the vision of Inclusive Community Education and Read More
By Ayoni M. Agbabiaka Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Musa Bello, has pass a vote of no confidence on the contractor handling the Apo/Karshi-Ara road while inspecting the alternative route meant to ease traffic congestion at the popular Nyanya-Maraba. At the inspection, the Minister discovered that the 13.2-kilometre road said to have reached 60 per cent completion Read More
The Police have arraigned a bricklayer, Samuel Chigozie, 20, at a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court in Aso Pada, Nasarawa state, for allegedly stealing building materials. Prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Adaji, told the court that the accused, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft. Adaji alleged that the complainant, John Ameh, of Read More
A Zuba Grade 1 Area Court has sentenced Abubakar Abdullahi to 12 strokes of cane for being in possession of stolen goods. The Judge, Malam Gambo Garba, sentenced Abdullahi, 14, after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of being in possession of stolen goods. The Prosecutor, Mr. Haruna Danlami, had told the court that the convict was arrested and Read More
By Godwin Tyonongu Indications have emerged that the relative peace recently brokered between the Gbagyi and other tribes like Fulani in Toto local government area of Nasarawa state by the monarch, His royal Highness Ishaku Dailo, if sustained, would lay to rest the perennial inter-ethnic clashes win the area. Spokesperson for the stakeholders in the Toto Advancement Project, Prince Ayuba Read More
By David Agba Abuja “Decades of underinvestment and poor maintenance have left Nigeria’s infrastructure in bad shape” these were the words of the Minister of Finance Mrs Kemi Adeosun while delivering her key note address through the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Mamoud Isa-Dutse at the opening of a 2-day Stakeholders Workshop on Public-Private partnership in Abuja recently. Mrs Read More
By Amaka Ifeakandu Lagos Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange have widen their relationship as the NSE, will acquire Nasdaq’s SMARTS Market Surveillance platform to power their compliance programme. The technology will provide NSE with the surveillance expertise needed to grow and expand the market and equip the exchange with the surveillance tools necessary to monitor for market Read More
By Amaka Ifeakandu Lagos Trading activities on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday continue with declining trend, shedding N172 billion. Specifically, the market Capitalisation of listed equities fell by 2.1 per cent to N8.024 trillion from N8.196 trillion recorded the previous day. Also the NSE All Share Index dropped by 498.69 basis points to 23333.34 points from 23832.03 Read More
As part of efforts to improve the nation’s infrastructure, which has suffered neglect over several decades, the federal government through the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has hinted on the likelihood of using the over N52 trillion pension fund for the country’s infrastructural development. DAVID AGBA reports Giving this indication in Abuja, Fashola however Read More
By Abdulraheem Aodu Kaduna The Management of Kaduna Electric, the operator of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), has constituted a Corporate Intelligence Squad to monitor the conduct and activities of the staff and ensure compliance to industry standard and international best practices. The Managing Director\CEO of the company, Engineer Garba Haruna disclosed this today in Kaduna during an interactive session Read More
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