Helicopter crash: NGX Group mourns Ogunbanjo, condoles Wigwe’s family

Helicopter crash: NGX Group mourns Ogunbanjo, condoles Wigwe’s family

Late Abimbola Ogunbanjo.By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) has mourned the death of its Group Chairman, Mr Abimbola Ogunbanjo in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. The NGX also commiserated with the family of the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Dr Herbert […]

Stakeholders hold fair to drive investments, enhance AfCFTA trade

Stakeholders hold fair to drive investments, enhance AfCFTA trade

In a move to drive investments in Nigeria and enhance the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), stakeholders have concluded plans to hold the fourth edition of the Ecofair. The Ecofair themed ‘Economic Potential of AfCFTA on Commerce and Trade in Africa’ which will showcase goods, services, and investment opportunities will be declared open on […]

Osun judicial strike: Gov Adeleke sets up resolution committee

Osun judicial strike: Gov Adeleke sets up resolution committee

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has set up a seven-man committee to urgently resolve the indefinite industrial action embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in the state. A statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, released on Sunday in Osogbo, said Adeleke also sent a briefing letter to the […]

UK Trade Minister Badenoch Begins 3-Day Working Visit To Nigeria

UK Trade Minister Badenoch Begins 3-Day Working Visit To Nigeria

February 11, (THEWILL) – The UK Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, has arrived in Nigeria, for a 3-day working visit to deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership. A statement by Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer and Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development, of the British High Commission in Nigeria, Ndidiamaka Eze, said the the […]

NNPCL’s account domicile with CBN will promote accountability, transparency – Expert

NNPCL’s account domicile with CBN will promote accountability, transparency – Expert

NNPC Ltd MD, Mallam Mele Kyari (r) and CBN Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso (l) during a meetingPartner, Bloomfield Law Practice, Dr Ayodele Oni, has said the plan to domicile crude oil sales account with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will help in promoting accountability and transparency. Oni made the observation in an interview with the […]

Peter Obi devastated over Access Bank CEO, Wigwe, shelves AFCON final trip

Peter Obi devastated over Access Bank CEO, Wigwe, shelves AFCON final trip

Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter ObiThe 2023 Presidential Candidate, Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said he will be absent in Abidjan, Cote Ivoire as Super Eagles of Nigeria takes on the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the AFCON final. Obi, the former governor of Anambra, made this known in his official X handle in […]

Averting Food Riots in Nigeria, by Salisu Na’inna Dambatta

Averting Food Riots in Nigeria, by Salisu Na’inna Dambatta

Food Stuffs Averting Food Riots in Nigeria, by Salisu Na’inna Dambatta The decision by the Federal Government to release 102, 000 metric tons of grains from the national food reserves and import foodstuff symbolises a willingness to address the current spikes in the prices of food, energy and other essential items in the country. The […]

On Food Insecurity in Northern Nigeria, by Jamilu Ja’afaru

On Food Insecurity in Northern Nigeria, by Jamilu Ja’afaru

Jamilu M. Jaafaru On Food Insecurity in Northern Nigeria, by Jamilu Ja’afaru The recent Food Security report released by the World Bank has painted a grim picture of the impending crisis of food security in several states across Nigeria’s northwestern and northeast regions. The report has highlighted the deteriorating standards of living in these areas, […]