30 results
- 29 Mar 2021
Okupe Asks FG to Use Satellites, Drones to Tackle Banditry
Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe, known as Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the Federal Government to adopt technology to tackle banditry and…
- 28 Mar 2013
FG Backs Down, Says Removal Oil Subsidy to Wait
Dr. Doyin Okupe, senior special assistant to the President (Public Affairs), yesterday, posted a statement on Facebook which said that the federal government will not remove oil subsidy…
- 5 Dec 2013
Foreign Investment in Capital Market Hits $15Bn
Dr Doyin Salami, an Economist with the Lagos Business School, has said that the foreign portfolio investment in the nation’s capital market has reached 15 billion dollars (N2.36 trillion) in 2013.…
- 22 Jun 2017
Importance of Co-Working Spaces In Nigeria, Box Office Example
Startups often face the challenges of having little or no funding. One of the ways to support them in the early stages of their businesses is to provide basic infrastructure for them and to continue…
- 31 Jul 2023
Kiddwaya Becomes BBNaija All Stars Second Head of House as Angel Secures Black Envelope Immunity
New Monday, new HOH game, Black Envelope search and nomination show, culminating into the ultimate drama showdown. This week, Biggie switched up the game, going from one housemate per round last week…
- 14 Mar 2013
Without Alams, Oil will not Flow- FG
The Presidency, desperate, to justify the pardon it granted, Mr. Diepriye Alamieseigha, the convicted former Governor of Bayelsa State, said, yesterday that Alamieseigha is crucial to Nigeria’s…
- 26 Oct 2009
ValuCard Gives Merchants free Match Tickets
ValuCard Nigeria Plc has given out 40 tickets to various merchants who accept Visa/Vpay cards at their locations/shops for the Fifa U-17 World Cup which kicked off October 24, 2009. The tickets…
- 3 Dec 2014
Soyinka Likens Jonathan to Nebuchadnezzar, FG Deplores Comments
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, has come hard on the present administration in Nigeria, criticising President Goodluck Jonathan on what he described as the reign of impunity under his watch…
- 19 Dec 2014
Buhari’s Character, Integrity Unimpeachable’
Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation has condemned what it described as desperate and despicable attempts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to denigrate the person and impugn the…
- 7 Feb 2015
Jega Under Duress to Shift Election By 6 Weeks
Despite the decision of the National Council of States that the 2015 elections should go on as scheduled there is mounting pressure on Prof Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National…
- 9 Feb 2015
FG Plots Jega’s Removal, Shops for Replacement
Presidency has launched a two-pronged war to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan wins the election convincingly, with the successful postponement of the elections by the Independent National…
- 20 Mar 2015
Heritage Bank to Empower more MSMEs
Mr. Ifie Sekibo, group managing director, Heritage Bank, at the Round Table Discussion and MSME Success Stories, themed: ‘The Economic Outlook-What Future for MSMEs in Nigeria?, where other experts…
- 12 Dec 2015
Sambo, Ex-VP, Received N20m Stipends Monthly from Dasuki
Ibrahim Idris Wambai, the former Accounts Officer II, has revealed that that the Office of Nigeria’s former Vice President Namadi Sambo was on a monthly stipend of N20million from the Office of the…
- 18 Mar 2016
Akoni Emerges New President of Oxbridge
Following the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently at Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos, Oxford and Cambridge Club of Nigeria has announced its new Executive Committee. According to the…
- 27 Apr 2016
Education Takes Centre Stage at 2016 Oxbridge Spring Lecture in Lagos
The nation’s education sector will be in the spotlight at the Spring Lecture of the Oxford and Cambridge Club of Nigeria, where the first black female Member of Parliament (MP), Ms. Diane Abbott MP,…
- 19 May 2016
Nigeria and Oil: Looking Beyond Price Collapse Towards Post Recovery Savings (Part 1)
The recurrent mistake we keep making as a Nation is failing to anticipate and plan for our oil windfalls. There have been many boom opportunities since Nigeria joined the Organisation of Petroleum…
- 14 Apr 2017
Aboderin-Talabi Chairs 2017 TAMS Productivity Summit
Mrs. Olubunmi Aboderin-Talabi, high-flying media executive and council member of Women in Business (WIMBIZ), is the chairperson of the 2017 edition of high-level management meeting - TAMS…
- 18 Jun 2017
Opeke, Others at NSE/Bloomberg CEO Roundtable Bemoan Forex Challenge
Top chief executive officers (CEOs), policy makers and key players from all the sectors of the Nigerian economy who converged at the third edition of the Bloomberg CEO Roundtable believe that…
- 18 Jun 2017
What Nigerian Government Can Do to Help the Tech Ecosystem
Nigeria is no doubt, a great country by all ramifications, based on the natural and human resources it is endowed with. Fact is, however, that it can achieve more greatness if it is serious about…
- 9 Jun 2017
Opeke, Others to Speak Third NSE, Bloomberg CEO Roundtable
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in collaboration with Bloomberg is set to host the third annual NSE Bloomberg CEO Roundtable on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Stock Exchange House, Marina, Lagos. Ms.…
- 13 Sept 2017
Innovation Summit to Address Gaps in Payment System
A summit on Point of Sales (PoS) terminal transactions in the country has been scheduled to hold in Lagos on the 29th September 2017. The program which is an intervention to address the gaps…
- 5 Jun 2018
Looking Beyond Oil Price Collapse Towards Post Recovery Savings (Part 1)
By Austin Okere The recurrent mistake we keep making as a Nation is failing to anticipate and plan for our oil windfalls. There have been many boom opportunities since Nigeria joined the Organisation…
- 22 Apr 2020
Nigeria and Oil: Looking Beyond Price Collapse Towards Post Recovery Savings (Part 1)
By Austin Okere On April 20, 2020 the screaming headlines on CNN was that the price of WTI crude oil had fallen by 306% to $-37.63 per barrel, the first time on record that oil price has hit negative…
- 23 Mar 2021
Microfinance Development Company to Launch Liquidity Management Platform
The Microfinance Industry in Nigeria is set to experience a major breakthrough in its operations, as the Microfinance Development Company Ltd (MDCL), plans to launch its Intermember Liquidity…
- 7 Jul 2021
Court Remands Ojerinde, Ex JAMB Boss in Prison over Alleged N5.2Bn Fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Professor Lawrence Adedibu Ojerinde, a former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in prison custody over alleged N5 billion…
- 20 Oct 2021
Nigeria and Oil: Looking Beyond Price Collapse Towards Post Recovery Savings (Part 1)
By Austin Okere “Oil prices hit three-year high as gas crunch starts to affect crude market” was the screaming headline in the Financial Times of September 27, 2021, with a rider ‘Goldman Sachs lifts…
- 5 Aug 2022
Modella Wins First BBNaija Showmax Task
Thursday night saw all 24 BBNaija housemates gather in the arena for their first Showmax task, which Modella won. For the Showmax task, Biggie asked each level to split into two groups. Each group…
- 19 Aug 2022
BBNaija: Inside Scoops on Groovy’s Entanglements, Sheggz’s Strategy & Other Hot Topics on the 5th Episode of the Buzz
The BBNaija Level Up season is a few weeks in, and viewers have had a cup full of entertainment. The Buzz host, Toke Makinwa, and her guests so far have been dishing out undiluted analysis, drama,…
- 24 Jul 2023
Adekunle Wins First Head of House Game in The BBNaija All-Stars Season As Mercy Eke Wins Black Envelope Immunity
Big Brother Naija returned yesterday with 20 former housemates accepting his challenge to take one more run in the Biggieverse. As is the show’s tradition, the housemates had to compete in a special…
- 1 Aug 2023
Here Are ways to Keep Your Faves in the House Without Breaking a Sweat
Big Brother Naija All Stars has been dramatic, entertaining, and filled with premium content . We always knew the season would give everything it was meant to give , but the housemates are…