The Nigerian equity market ended the first trading day of the week on a downward note, reversing recent gains with an N63bn loss. At the close of trading on Monday, …
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Senate, NADDC task automakers on backward integration
The National Assembly and the National Automotive Design and Development Council have urged automotive companies to deepen backward integration to spur economic growth. On Monday, the Senate Committee on Industry …
Read More »Five suspects arraigned for stealing N25m Milo truck
Five men on Monday appeared before the Magistrate Court in Ota Ogun State for allegedly stealing a truckload of Milo products worth N25 million. The defendants, Temidire Ramon, 35, Aminu …
Read More »Two Anambra cultists nabbed for suspected robbery
The police in Anambra State have arrested two persons suspected to be cultists and armed robbers, along with various weapons in their possession. The suspects, Okechukwu Chinwuko, 27, from Umunaga …
Read More »LCCI reiterates call for fixed import duty exchange rate
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry has once again called for a fixed import duty exchange rate that is below the market rate, which should be maintained for at …
Read More »Loans to government hit N42tn – CBN
Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria has shown that credit to the public has expanded at a faster rate than credit to the private sector in the past year. …
Read More »14 feared dead in Jigawa auto crash
An auto crash has claimed the lives of at least 14 people in Jigawa State. The accident occurred when a vehicle conveying passengers crashed, resulting in the loss of multiple …
Read More »Jigawa gov orders AFAN chairman’s arrest for allegedly extorting farmers
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has ordered the arrest of Isyaku Katanga, the chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria in Kiyawa Local Government Area, for illegally increasing …
Read More »Namadi condemns Jigawa agro-dealers for delaying subsidised farm inputs
The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has expressed concern over the delay and poor arrangements by agro-dealers tasked with distributing farm inputs to wheat farmers in the state. Arewa PUNCH …
Read More »Kwara establishes SGBV centres, collaborates with PLWDs
The Kwara State Government has created three emergency centers where cases bordering on Sexual and Gender Based Violence can be reported in the state. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs, …
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