Asian shares slipped on Monday as worries over Sino-U.S. trade disputes, a possible slowdown in the Chinese economy and higher U.S. borrowing costs tempered optimism, despite a rebound in global equities. Not helping the mood, oil prices jumped and Saudi Arabian shares tumbled on rising diplomatic tensions between Riyadh andContinue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency has denied issuing a list of Nigerians affected by a travel ban as it also clarified that the Executive Order No. 6 is not a political weapon against opposition but part of revolutionary efforts to rid Nigeria of corruption. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior SpecialContinue Reading
Mrs. Marilyn Ogar, former spokesperson of Department of State Services (DSS) has lost the battle to overturn her compulsory retirement. The National Industrial Court, sitting in Abuja has dismissed the suit she filed over her retirement from office in September 2015. Delivering judgment in the suit on Monday, Justice OlufunkeContinue Reading
Minister of Communications Adebayo Shittu has sued the All Progressives Congress(APC) for disqualifying him as a governorship aspirant in Oyo state on account of not presenting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme discharge certificate. He claimed it was wrong for APC to disqualify him from the governorship primary election Continue Reading
TUNJI OLANIYI The campaign structure of Mr. Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for Lagos State, has appointed a former lieutenant of the Late Engineer Funso Williams to oversee operations as its Director of Organisation.Continue Reading
Basic Registry and Information System of Nigeria (BRISIN) says it has commenced public awareness creation on the first phase of its programme in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Dr Anthony Uwa, the Head of BRISIN, made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. BRISIN, anContinue Reading
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has partially lifted the suspension on International Aviation College, Ilorin, Approved Training Organisation (ATO) certificate. Mr Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA made the announcement on Sunday in Lagos. Adurogboye said the lifting of the suspension was conveyed in a letter to theContinue Reading
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says Egypt remains the top destination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. UNCTAD in its “Investment Trends Monitor H1 2018’’ reports FDI has dropped 41 per cent in the first half of the year to $470 billion. This was from $794Continue Reading
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased to N297.28 in September from N288.75 recorded in August. The NBS disclosed this in its National Household Kerosene Price Watch for September released in Abuja on Tuesday. The bureau saidContinue Reading
