Analysts Positive on LASG N87.5bn Bond Offer
Analysts at Meristem Securities Limited (MSL) have rated the N87.5 billion bond issuance by the Lagos State Government as a good investment opportunity. After raising N80 billion last year under...
UBA Maintains 60% Liquidity Ratio
Following the indication that the eight financial institutions designated as Systemically Important Banks (SIBs) would be required to raise their liquidity ratio, a report has shown that the United Bank...
FG to Reduce Domestic Borrowing by 75% in 2016
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has stated that the federal government is committed to its fiscal consolidation programme aimed at reducing domestic borrowing to make room for the private sector,...
ASUU strike: NSCDC begins 7-day fasting, prayers
Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday began seven days fasting and prayer for an end to the lingering Academic Staff of Union of Nigerian...
Assailant opens fire at Paris newspaper office
An assailant opened fire at the central Paris office of left-wing daily newspaper Liberation on Monday, seriously injuring one person before fleeing, a police official and staff at the newspaper...
Bad salad caused cholera outbreak in Lagos -FG
The Federal Government has said the recent cholera outbreak in Lagos State, where about 134 cases were reported, was caused by contaminated African Salad. The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi...
Anambra guber poll: APGA’s Obiano wins in 16 LGAs
The officially result announced by 21 Local Government Collation Officers drawn from University of Calabar showed that Obiano won in 16 LGAs. They include Aguata, Ayamelum, Anambra East, Anambra West,...
Anambra: INEC orders supplementary election in 208 poling units
AWKA- THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Monday declared the November 16, 2013 governorship election in Anambra State inconclusive and ordered supplementary election in 208 polling units which have registered...
Nigeria: Poll blames child labour on poverty
LAGOS—Free and compulsory basic education as well as more job opportunities among others are solutions to eradicating child and slave labour in Nigeria, a national poll conducted by NOIPolls Limited...
INEC fails to declare APGA’s Obiano winner of Anambra guber poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has refused to declare APGA’s Obiano winner of the Anambra gubernatorial election with majority votes of 174,710. This was because the total numbers of...