Nigeria moves up to 146 on Ease of Doing Business

According to the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Nigeria ranks 146 out of 190 nations in the global Ease of Doing Business. Commission Executive Secretary Yewande Sadiku said this while delivering a lecture at the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN)’s ongoing 43rd Annual Conference and Dinner on Thursday in Lagos. The … Read more

FUOYE Crisis: Tears as one of the students shot by police laid to rest

One of the students killed in the protests of Federal University students, Oye Ekiti, Dada Kehinde, was buried in tears and anguish on Thursday. During the protest, the Nigerian police were blamed for the death of two students, but refused to assume responsibility. The victims died from gunshot injuries fired by police officers, eye-witnesses told … Read more

Xenophobia: Apostle Suleiman to buy 20 flight tickets for  Nigerians willing to return from South Africa

Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide’s presiding pastor, Johnson Suleiman, says he’s willing to help airlift more Nigerians who are willing to return home from South Africa. Mr Suleiman, an apostle, said this in his verified @APOSTLESULEMAN twitter address in Auchi, Edo, on Thursday. The cleric said that after the South Africans xenophobic attacks on them and … Read more

Investors react to Buhari’s victory over Atiku at the post-election tribunal

On Thursday, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) maintained a favorable trend towards post-election court rulings. Specifically, against N13,209 trillion, market capitalization increased by N142 billion to close at N13,351 trillion. Also, the All Share Index rose by 273.11 points or 1.01 per cent to close at 27,426.64 compared with 27,153.53 achieved on Wednesday. President Muhammadu … Read more

Buhari gives reasons why he always appoint female finance minister

President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja that putting women in the strategic positions of his government, like the financial sector, is intended to ensure effective management of the limited resources available and to promote a stronger sense of inclusiveness. President Buhari said that he preferred women to supervise the country’s economic and financial hub, … Read more

NFF commiserates with Super Eagles’ coach Gernot Rohr over the death of his mum

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr’s 97-year-old mom is dead. News of Elisabeth Rohr’s death was broken by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Twitter on Thursday. The NFF commiserated with the bereaved coach and prayed for the deceased’s peaceful rest. “We commiserate with @NGSuperEagles Head coach, Gernot Rohr who just lost his mother Madam Elisabeth Rohr. She was 97. May her … Read more

Senate to invite finance minister and FIRS chairman over VAT increment

The Senate Committee on Finance declares it will invite the Finance Minister and the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to explain the reasons for the suggested VAT increment. The Committee Chairman, Solomon Adeola, rendered the announcement in a statement published on Thursday in Abuja by his media adviser, Kayode Odunaro. Mr Adeola … Read more

 ‘If Walls Could Speak’ in Lagos, Akpojotor’s story on violent ejection of residents of Otodo Gbame, Lekki

‘If Walls Could Speak,’ a debut exhibition by one of Nigeria’s promising emerging artists, Patrick Akpojotor, will be open to the public from September 16 to November 8. The solo exhibition, presented by The Wheatbaker and curated by SMO Contemporary Art includes 38 oil paintings, pencil sketches, seminal works in wood, and an installation of … Read more

PDP governors visit Buhari at night to congratulate him

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his victory at the election petition tribunal. Mr Wike said it was better to openly compliment Mr Buhari than to visit the president secretly at night. The Tribunal rebuffed on Wednesday the petition of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, … Read more

Tocagen’s shares crash as brain cancer treatment fails at its late-stage testing

Tocagen Inc.’s stocks dropped almost 80 percent after failing to extend the lives of brain cancer patients in a research, the latest in a series of setbacks for patients awaiting different therapy choices for the disorder. The news comes a week after Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said that its blockbuster cancer immunotherapy, Opdivo, failed a late-stage … Read more

Nigeria rolls out conditions for reopening  borders with neighbours

Hameed Ali, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Comptroller General, claims the boundaries of Nigeria will stay closed until the nation and its neighbors agree on the current ECOWAS movement protocol. Mr Ali said this on Wednesday at the Maigatari / Niger frontier, Jigawa’s Maigatari Local Government Area, while addressing journalists ‘ questions. “But there is … Read more