Retirees want CBN review pension
February 16, 2018 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Pensioners’ Welfare Association has called on the bank’s governor to review its members’ pensions in accordance with an agreement entered into…
World shares set for best week since 2011, dollar hits lowest since 2014
February 16, 2018 World shares were set to post their best week of gains in six years on Friday after two consecutive weeks spent in the red. The shares are…
2019: European centre expresses readiness to assist INEC conduct credible elections
February 16, 2018 The European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) has expressed its readiness to support Nigeria in conducting free, fair and credible general elections in 2019. ECES’s Project Director…
President Buhari congratulates Prince Gbenoba at 80
February 16, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated a scholar and community leader, Prince Adams Gbenoba, on his 80th birthday. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi…
Improved security situation in north-east impacts positively on CVR – NAN survey
February 16, 2018 The improved security situation in the North-East sub-region, is having a positive impact on the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in the states within the area, a survey…
Ecobank leads the charge as Fintech in Africa to hit $3 billion by 2020
Millions more people in Africa now have access to financial systems thanks to cashless systems using digital technology, and more and more people are seeing the benefits of mobile banking,…
How to avoid violence in marriages, identify violent partners – Expert
A life coach and relationship expert, Mrs. Ifeoma Chigbogwu, has decried the rising deaths of and injuries to spouses in Nigeria because of domestic violence, describing such relationships as “domestic…
How to make democracy work in Africa, by Osinbajo
That is the African story, democracy yes, elections yes, but the question of state building and the capacity of the state to deliver on its most important role which is…
Bandits kill 18 people in fresh attack in Zamfara
The Police Command in Zamfara said 18 persons had died in a fresh attack by gunmen in Birane village in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations…
Buhari to Ramaphosa: I will work with you; Rand, Stocks soar
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa on his election as the President of the Republic of South Africa. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued…