Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc, recorded a pre-tax profit in the first half of this year as the group’s core banking operations helped to cushion...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, says it was time for workers to help the government succeed in decisively and successfully tackling the corruption menace once...
In from Ali Smart … The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is likely to announce a new exchange rate and other fiscal policy regime at the...
Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has said there is a plot by the Boko Haram sect to bomb the residence of VIPs (Very Important Persons) in the...
The Federal Ministry of Power has taken over the management and control of the Yola Electricity Distribution Company following a declaration of force majeure by Integrated...
The presidency has said that the Muhammadu Buhari administration would limit its probe of past administrations to the immediate last one of Goodluck Jonathan because it...
In from Success Allantee … Most highly capitalised stocks fell yesterday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as widespread selling sentiments continued to haunt quoted equities....
Getting married as a virgin is what one should do for herself or himself, based on personal conviction. Especially if doing it because the word of...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are back in the...
Ex-militant and founding member of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Chief Government Ekpemupolo, who has hitherto maintained a low profile since...
In from Nifemi Daniel Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has confirmed Nigerian-born Chuba Akpom and Alex Iwobi for the Emirates Cup this weekend. Iwobi, the nephew of...
Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos has temporarily put paid to plans by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to effect a...
Trinidad and Tobago’s Attorney General has received official documents from the United States government requesting the extradition of former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner. The 72-year-old, currently...
3D-printed homes aren’t exactly new, but the rapid progress made in this new industry never cease to amaze. Earlier this year there was a story about...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will raise the bar in the conduct of elections in the country by using the forthcoming governorship...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has set aside about N252bn as credit to support Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) owned by women, to...
Nigeria over the years has become a net importer of food, and major importer of wheat, rice, fish and sugar, spending over N1 trillion of foreign...
In from Success Allantee Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Nigeria’s largest flour-milling company, would be distributing N5.51 billion as cash dividends to shareholders for the immediate...
In from Success Allantee After a two-day rally spurred by mild bargain-hunting, Nigerian equities yesterday returned to the negative side with a loss of N22 billion....
Contrary to statements credited to the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki that his office secured the release of the $15 million cash for...
In the stand-off between the two factions in the House of Representatives over the principal offices, there appears to be a disagreement within the camp of...
In from Olumide Olaoluwa … Senators against the election of Senate President Bukola Saraki are unrelenting in their plans to remove him from office before September....
The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has struck out the petition of Emeka Ihedioha, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party against Governor Rochas Okorocha, candidate...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the daughter of former President Umaru Yar’ Adua and wife of former Kebbi State Governor, Saidu Dakingari,...
The coast may now be clear for former Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio to aspire for the post of Minority Leader of the Senate as a...
In from Ali Smart … The Federal University Pensioners’ Association (FUPA) has uncovered an alleged plot by a federal government agency, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD,)...
The immigration Bureau in Philippines on Wednesday barred American hip-hop star Chris Brown from leaving the country, after performing in Manilla on Tuesday. He is accused...
The Sub-Committee on Ethics and Professionalism of the Bankers’ Committee has expressed displeasure at the increasing rate at which Nigerian banks are refusing to honour their...
By Olugu Olugu Orji … Someone who had read a piece I wrote some time ago titled, “How I became a Nigerian” confronted me with this...
By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba … Writing on Greater Awgu Leadership Forum website Mr. SKC Ogbonnia is his effort to continue his war against the former President...
As part of efforts to address the issue of unclaimed dividends and encourage patronage of the market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Central Bank...
Former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani, on Tuesday faulted the insistence of the majority party, the APC in the National Assembly on enforcing party supremacy in...
A group, the Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) has approached the Federal High Court Lagos to stop the ongoing dredging of the Atlantic Ocean and...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives on Tuesday said it was ready to get to work, and would resist another postponement...
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that the allegations of corruption made against its Director General, Dr. Paul Orhii are...
The leadership crisis in the House of Representatives has taken another turn as two members have dragged the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara to court over the names...
In from Nifemi Daniel… NBA Stars Al Farouq Aminu, Ekpe Udoh (who will be making his first appearance for Nigeria), reliable player, Ike Diogu and veteran...
In from Nifemi Daniel… As was earlier reported by Ripples, Turkish side Kasimpasa have completed the signing of Chelsea’s Nigerian international defender Kenneth Omeruo on a...
The World Bank unveiled a plan to grant Nigeria a $2.1 billion loan to rebuild infrastructure in the Boko Haram ravaged North Eastern zone. The plan,...
On a day the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Major-General Abayomi Olonisakin, unveiled an agenda aimed at bringing to an end the menace of the...
After about five days in detention, which sparked rumours over his health, erstwhile Chief Security Officer to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Gordon Obuah has regained...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that although, the tenure of its acting national chair, Mrs. Amina Zakari ended yesterday, she still stays on...
In from Success Allantee… Investors staked about N16 billion on quoted equities yesterday as the equities market reopened with sustained price rally. As bargain-hunters continued to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that no corrupt individual either in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will...
In from Nifemi Daniel Fresh crises is brewing in the Nigeria Premier League as the broadcast right owner, Total Promotions Limited has secured a motion ex-parte...
Worried by media reports that Gordon Obua, the former Chief Security officer (CSO) of former President Goodluck Jonathan may be facing health challenges in its custody,...
African and Nigerian queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, will storm the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London this weekend for the 10th meeting of the...
Toshiba’s chief executive and president, Hisao Tanaka, has resigned after the company said it had overstated its profits for the past six years. He will be...
The visit of Barcelona and Argentina star, Lionel Messi to Garbon has sparked outcries in the country, as citizens have critised the president for his handling...
There was a drama at the resumption of the trial former Head of Service to the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, as Chairman of the Pension Reform...
