SEC tasks MTN Group on filing of IPO application for NSE listing
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on Friday tasked MTN Group on official filing of Initial Public Offering (IPO) which gathered media momentum in the last couple of months. Speaking…
PDP to APC: You can’t remove Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) lacks the legislative number and constitutional facilities to remove Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. In…
LASG endorses Cycling Lagos as organisers hold road show
The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Kweku Tandoh, on Friday said the commission had given a full endorsement to the much anticipated CyclingLagos expected to ride off on August…
Trump doubles tariffs on Turkish steel, aluminum, says relations ‘not good’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had authorized higher tariffs on imports from Turkey, imposing a 20 per cent duty on aluminum and 50 percent one on steel,…
Prosecution of electoral offenders: Organisation trains INEC legal personnel
European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), says it is training Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) legal personnel and Police officers on prosecution of electoral offenders to enhance the handling of…
Apapa gridlock: Importers want Eastern ports open for cargoes
Some importers on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to open up the seaports in the Eastern flank of the country to decongest ports in Lagos. The importers said that…
Voter registration : Larger turnout in Oyo as CVR deadline draws near
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State said it had started recording larger turnout of eligible voters registering or coming to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). A…
World Bank supports Nigeria with $611 m to get children back to school
The World Bank will support Nigeria with $611 million dollars to get children back to school under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme, the Coordinator, Prof. Gidado…
Moscow to treat new U.S. sanctions as act of economic war
Moscow considers Washington’s new anti-Russia sanctions over the ex-spy poisoning as a declaration of economic war, Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, said on Friday. “All I can say is: if…
Nigerians decry circulation of mutilated naira notes
Some Nigerians have decried the widespread circulation of mutilated naira notes in the country and called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reverse the trend and ensure better…