Nigeria’s foreign reserves hit $34.49 bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday pegged the nation’s foreign exchange reserves at 34.49 billion dollars (N5.74 trillion) as at Jan. 5.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CBN...
View ArticleNCAA releases use of authorised foreign registered aircraft for private...
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has released the list of foreign registered privately operated aircraft issued with flight operations clearance certificate, FOCC, and maintenance clearance...
View ArticleUNICEF, UNFPA condemn genital mutilation
As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, at the weekend the UNICEF, UNFPA and the confederation of Gynecologists and Midwives have condemned the...
View ArticleEbonyi PDP suspends youth leader over anti-party activities
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi state chapter, has suspended the party’s Youth Leader, Comrade Chinedu Ogah. The leadership of the party accused Comrade Ogah of anti-party activities which it...
View ArticleNITDA, ATN launch first solar kiosk in Abuja
National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA in partnership with African Times Network, ATN has launched the first Information Communication Technology, ICT triangular business model...
View ArticleKaduna guber: Catholic women declare support for Yero
Catholic Women Society Kafanchan Diocese have declared support for Kaduna State Governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the forthcoming elections in the state. The...
View ArticleFebruary polls: Accord Party adopts Jonathan
Ahead of the presidential election, slated for this month, the ACCORD Party has adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate thus expanding his support base ahead of the poll....
View Article2015 polls: Untold story of INEC’s ill preparedness
National Council of State, NCS, met for over seven hours on Thursday at the presidential villa Abuja. The meeting was called at the behest of President Goodluck Jonathan for the present and past...
View ArticleYobo tips Ghana to win AFCON 2015
Former Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo has said Ghana are favourites to win the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations ongoing in Equatorial Guinea. The Black Stars beat hosts Equatorial Guinea in the semi-final...
View ArticleAFCON 2015: Elephants, Black Stars
Gritty Cote d’ Ivoire will be up against her West Africa rival, Ghana in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, final slated for Estadio de Bata, Equatorial Guinea today and soccer pundits...
View ArticleJega’s speech on poll timetable
STATEMENT ON THE TIMETABLE FOR 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS BY THE CHAIRMAN, PROFESSOR ATTAHIRU M. JEGA. Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction We invited you here today to make known the position of the...
View ArticlePresidential election: Delta still Jonathan’s stumping ground
With the 2015 general elections becoming more interesting and tension heightening more than ever before, even in the light of the recent postponement by INEC for security reasons, ANASTACIA ELUWA in...
View ArticleSEC directs fund managers to register with FMAN
Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has directed all Fund Managers to register with the Fund Managers Association of Nigeria, FMAN, the umbrella trade Association established for all registered...
View ArticleNigeria’s ConSat gets Spacecom for satellite services
Nigerian DTH platform ConSat TV has gotten the services of Spacecom’s Amos-5 at 17 degrees East for the distribution of its service. ConSat TV was launched in 2014. It is owned by Continental satellite...
View ArticleNo market for 1000 tonnes of cotton in Taraba – Marke
After encouraging the Taraba farmers to grow cotton with the promise of encouraging sales, over 1000 tonnes of cotton produced by farmers last year are laying waste in the state, Managing Director,...
View ArticleFG promises more jobs for youths in North West
Federal Government has pledged to provide more employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in the North West zone in line with the youth empowerment programme of the Transformation Agenda of President...
View ArticleQuoted companies slash price as lull hits stock market
The bearish trend in Nigeria’s stock market has taken its toll on quoted companies as some have slashed their right issue prices. UNITED Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) last Friday announced the reduction of...
View ArticleAPC queries court’s jurisdiction over suit against use of PVCs
All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday queried the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over a suit seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from using the...
View ArticlePolls shift: Senate sticks to Feb 17 resumption date
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Ita Enang, has said that the Upper House had no intention to reconvene earlier than February 17 despite the rescheduling of the general...
View ArticleNaira on steady fall, hits 200 to dollar
Naira hit an all-time low on Wednesday, falling steadily in early trade after crossing 200 to the dollar a day after the country’s central bank said it would maintain a stable currency market. The...
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