Nigeria’s equities market kicked-off the new month of June in red, decreasing by N358billion or 1.24percent as investors sold stocks like Okomu Oil Palm, Conoil, NCR, Fidelity Bank, Neimeth and others. Okomu recorded the highest decline on June 1, afte…
We are in the process of rescuing and rebuilding Nigeria – Atiku
Being the text of remarks by Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, at the presentation of the Certificate of Return to him…
Vietnam develops ‘world’s first African swine fever vaccine
Vietnam on Wednesday said it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it. African swine fever, one of the most devastating liv…
Hair brands compete for N600bn human, synthetic hair industry
For many people, hair is synonymous with professionalism and beauty, which in turn makes them feel confident; this is true not only for women but also for the majority of men. Hair is a vital feature of everyone’s overall self-image. Many women today w…
Digital skills, infrastructure will enhance displaced youth’s learning – Experts
Education experts in the humanitarian field have called for increased access to digital resources and improved infrastructure to achieve good learning outcomes for youth in displaced communities. This was the takeout of the conversations during the May…
Tijani Musa Isa takes office as ICAN’s 58th president
Tijani Musa Isahas assumed office as the 58th president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at the investiture ceremony held at 16, Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Jigawa State-born new …
Ayade to conduct Local Government polls 5 days to his exit
Ben Ayade, Cross River State governor has concluded arrangements to conduct Local Government elections five days to his exit. The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), announced its readiness to conduct the second local governme…
VFD Group to pay shareholders final dividend of N10.79 per share
VFD Group Plc at its 6th annual general meeting (AGM) held in Lagos on Tuesday, May 31 got its shareholders approval to pay final dividend of N10.79 per share with an additional bonus share for every two shares held by its shareholders. This final divi…
Saudi Arabia’s $620bn future generation fund mocks Nigeria’s bleak plan
In Saudi Arabia, the government is making plans to hold billions of dollars from its oil windfall in a government current account until the end of the year and only then decide how to distribute the money, a shift in its strategy from previous boom per…
World No Tobacco Day 2022: Tobacco a threat to our health and the environment
A combination of rising incomes, population growth, media-driven social trends, targeted advertisement by the tobacco industry and poor awareness about the dangers of smoking are some of the key drivers of the smoking prevalence in Sub Saharan Africa a…