Nigeria, other financial centres come closer to the London Stock Exchange
On the occasion of the second edition of the BRVM Investment days (http://www.brvminvestmentdays.org), the regional stock exchange for the eight countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)…
Jonathan, Buhari on war path over transition programme
President Goodluck Jonathan has warned President- elect Muhammadu Buhari to avoid trying to intimidate or stampede the outgoing administration, saying he should wait till May 29. This was sequel to…
Diamond Bank, Ecobank Sack Staff, Others to Follow as Fiscal Policy Tightens
A gale of sack is quietly sweeping through the banks in an exercise that has sent several hundreds of bank employees into the labour market. The current downsizing is said…
Judges Asked for Bribe, Alleges Families of Executed Drug Peddlers including Four Nigerians
Defying international condemnation and rejecting 11th-hour pleas for clemency, the Indonesian government executed eight drug convicts after midnight on Wednesday, including seven foreigners. However, minutes after their execution, families of…
Adesina Returns as Guild of Editors President, Buhari, Fashola, Others Thank Media
The Editor-in-Chief of Sun newspapers, Mr. Femi Adesina, has been re-elected as the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. He is to lead the Guild in the next two…
EFCC Set to Probe Borno Governor, Shettima, over N600 billion State Fund
For the Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, it is more worries aside the heartache which Boko Haram has caused him. There are strong indications that the anti-graft agency, EFCC, may…
NLC Crisis Lingers As Two Chairmen Emerge
It is still not well with organised labour as the crisis rocking the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has taken its toll in Oyo State where two chairmen emerged under the…
CBN Gov Drops a Bombshell, Tells Buhari to Sell off Nigeria’s Oil Stakes
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has advised the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to consider selling off nearly half of Nigeria’s Joint Venture equity with multinational oil…
Obama Apologises for US Drone Strike Gone Awry in Pakistan Killing American, Italian
President Obama on Thursday offered an emotional apology for the accidental killing of two hostages held by Al Qaeda, one of them American, in a United States government counterterrorism operation…
I did Not Commit Any Crime, I only Stepped on Toes, Says Alison-Madueke
Diezani Alison-Madueke, minister of petroleum resources, says she has not committed any crime to warrant her seeking asylum anywhere in the world but she admits she stepped on big toes…
