Month: July 2017
Trump, Moon: North Korean residents’ refl ection
Reports are emerging that the newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae In and US President Donald Trump have become hot topics of conversation in the North Korean Markets. Many …
Trump, Moon: North Korean residents’ refl ection Read MorePlateau recalls 2,017 disengaged teachers
Plateau state government has said that it had recalled 2,017 teachers it disengaged in 2014 for presenting unclassifi ed certifi cates and failing to meet minimum requirements for teachers. Chairman …
Plateau recalls 2,017 disengaged teachers Read More700 Boko Haram members surrender to troops in Borno
By Musa Umar Bologi Abuja Seven hundred Boko Haram terrorists around the fringes of the Sambisa forest in Borno state, have surrendered to troops. Chief of Army Staff , Lt.- …
700 Boko Haram members surrender to troops in Borno Read MoreINEC releases time-table on Melaye’s recall
INEC written to the senator MElaye intimating him formally of its receipt of the petition INEC said instituting a suit alone “is not enough to stop it the timetable it …
INEC releases time-table on Melaye’s recall Read MoreEx-PDP ministers dare Buhari for 2019
Calls for harmonisation of all necessary strategies to consolidate the party Unity of all efforts particularly in the buildup to the 2019 general election APC-led federal government-Nigeria polarised along regional, …
Ex-PDP ministers dare Buhari for 2019 Read MoreNigeria’s fi rst UN Permanent Rep Maitama Sule dies
Buhari writes Ganduje ; Kano declares work-free day ; Burial for 4.30pm today By Bashir Mohammed, Kano, Abdullahi M. Gulloma, Emeka Nze, and Bode Olagoke, Abuja Renowned orator and one …
Nigeria’s fi rst UN Permanent Rep Maitama Sule dies Read MoreEx-perm sec extols Maitama Sule
By Our correspondent A former Federal Permanent Secretary and founder of the Global Development Programme for Health, Environment, Agriculture and Safety Initiative (GDPheasi), Linus Awute, has commiserated with the immediate …
Ex-perm sec extols Maitama Sule Read MoreRivers United suff er home defeat to Club Africain
Stoies by Gbenga Jolaosho and Lekan Olaseinde Abuja Football fans in the country were made to swallowed bitter pills again as Rivers United were beaten 2-0 at home by the …
Rivers United suff er home defeat to Club Africain Read MoreI’m fi t to defend my Wimbledon title- Murray
World number one Andy Murray says he will be fi t to defend his Wimbledon title, despite struggling with a hip injury. Th e Briton, 30, picked up the problem …
I’m fi t to defend my Wimbledon title- Murray Read MoreYellow card for el-Rufa’i (1)
Th e good people of Kaduna State are very much frustrated over glaring failure to actualize their hopes and wishes. An atmosphere of disappointment has currently permeated the state invoking …
Yellow card for el-Rufa’i (1) Read MoreNaira gains at BDCs, depreciates against dollar in I&E FX window…
Th e nation’s currency regained strengths against the Dollar at the Bureaux De Change Segment of foreign exchange market, appreciating by 0.55 per cent to close at N363.00 to a …
Naira gains at BDCs, depreciates against dollar in I&E FX window… Read MoreRSA: Non-implementation of 18% contribution may reduce workers’ funds – Operators
Stories By Amaka Ifeakandu Lagos Th e federal government’s failure to implement the Pension Reform Act, 2014 which mandated public and private sector organisations to increase the minimum pension contribution …
RSA: Non-implementation of 18% contribution may reduce workers’ funds – Operators Read MoreTwo years after, Niger Delta states continue controversial spying programmes
By Samuel Ogundipe Two years after PREMIUM TIMES revealed that four South-South states were running illegal surveillance programmes to intrude into privacy of their residents and target opposition, latest fi …
Two years after, Niger Delta states continue controversial spying programmes Read MoreMarketers blame drop in diesel price on competition
Marketers have attributed recent drop in pump price of Auto Gas Oil (AGO) otherwise called diesel to deregulation of the product and competition among the players. Th ey claimed that …
Marketers blame drop in diesel price on competition Read MoreBanks defraud account holders monthly, CAFON cries out
By Ajibola Abayomi Lagos Consumer Advocate Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON) has lashed out at the commercial banks for the rip- off on account holders running to billions of naira monthly …
Banks defraud account holders monthly, CAFON cries out Read MoreEquity market grows by N345bn
Stories by Amaka Ifeakandu Lagos Trading activities on the fl oor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange last week sustained growth profi le as the two key market indicators close in …
Equity market grows by N345bn Read MoreLabour leaders laud Dangote for creating jobs
By David Agba Abuja President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has been praised by labour leaders in Nigeria for creating jobs and revenue. Th e praise comes following …
Labour leaders laud Dangote for creating jobs Read MoreNDIC ACADEMY: AFRICA’S EMERGING CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” Benjamin Franklin, American author, scientist and statesman Tin 1933 following the Great Depression that was experienced worldwide between 1929 and 1933. Before …
NDIC ACADEMY: AFRICA’S EMERGING CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE Read MoreActing CEO, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Bola Adeeko, President, NSE, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Director, Capital Markets Division, Haruna Jalo-Waziri during the 2017 NSE Corporate Challenge
From left: Acting CEO, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Bola Adeeko, President, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, NSE Chief Executive Offi cer, Oscar N. Onyema, NSE Executive Director, …
Acting CEO, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Bola Adeeko, President, NSE, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Director, Capital Markets Division, Haruna Jalo-Waziri during the 2017 NSE Corporate Challenge Read MoreAEDC, MOJEC sign N2.4bn metering deal
By Patrick Andrew Abuja Complaints by electricity consumers within the catchment area of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over estimated billings may soon be a thing of the past …
AEDC, MOJEC sign N2.4bn metering deal Read MoreStock investors gain N2.2trn in Q1
The Nigerian stock market, at the end of the first half (H1) of year 2017, experienced relatively impressive Return on Investment (RoI) as investors recorded gains. Trading activities on the …
Stock investors gain N2.2trn in Q1 Read MoreCertificate forgery: Court dismisses case against Andy Uba
Justice Valentine Ashi of a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Gudu District, has dismissed a certifi cate forgery suit fi led by one Uchenna Nnadi against Senator …
Certificate forgery: Court dismisses case against Andy Uba Read MoreEx-Sierra Leone VP seeks reinstatement by ECOWAS Court
ALGON dissociates from $315.6m judgement debt Former Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Sam-Sumana was in Nigeria in continuation of his legal battle before the Community Court of the …
Ex-Sierra Leone VP seeks reinstatement by ECOWAS Court Read MoreALGON dissociates from $315.6m judgement debt
Stories by Vivian Okejeme Abuja Th e Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has dissociated itself from over $315m judgement debt. Th e association, after it National Executive Council …
ALGON dissociates from $315.6m judgement debt Read More