An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said. According to reports by BBC, the jet belongs to the German low-cost airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa. The plane was reported to be carrying 142
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Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party of unstable people. She said this on Monday, while was campaigning for the second term bid of President Goodluck Jonathan in next Saturday’s election at the All Saints’ Cathedral, Onitsha, Anambra State. Mrs. Jonathan described APC as an “unstable […]
Nigerians agonising over the crashing value of the naira relative to the dollar may soon have cause for cheer. That is, if the pledge of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, is anything to go by. Buhari has also made a passionate plea to the South-East electorate not to cast their […]
The Corporate Forum, a group of Nigeria’s eminent business leaders, on Monday, formally endorsed the candidature of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for a second tenure. In Bauchi State, the president was assured of 100 percent vote next Saturday. Giving the endorsement at a press conference held at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, […]
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Mr Tele Ikuru, on Monday said he was deceived by his boss, Governor Chibuike Amaechi, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) and called on the people of the state to fight the APC which he described as an evil at the gate. Also, the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic […]
Malam Muhammad Musa is the Head of Voters Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Sokoto State. In this Interview with NASIRU SULEIMAN in his office at the INEC, State Headquarters, Sokoto, he spoke on the readiness of the commission among other issues. Excerpts: The elections is here, how prepared is […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of spending N1 trillion on campaigns aimed at discrediting Major General Muhammadu Buhari. Gen. Buhari is the candidate of the APC, while Jonathan is the flagbearer of the PDP in the coming presidential elections, The opposition party, at a […]
The Former President, Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari has debunked recent rumours making the rounds in certain sections of the media about his death. Shagari in a conversation with friends and newsmen stated categorically that ”I am alive.” The Second Republic president who celebrated his 90th birthday on February 25, with some former heads of states in Sokoto […]
Some workers in Osun State have expressed fear over alleged plan by the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola to sack civil servants on grade level 12 and above, including others above the age of 50 years. The workers alleged that the state government would sack them after the general election. One of them who spoke […]
The president of the Nigerian stock Exchange, (NSE) Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has urged Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ) to sustain efforts geared towards raising the level of women participation in the economy, as this was the best time for making investments in the country. Aig-Imoukhuede made the call at the WIMBIZ 14th Annual Lecture held […]
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO), has said that it had been vindicated on its position of not participating in the presidential campaign debates, owing to the outbreak of rumpus among the organisers, the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG), has been compromised. A press statement signed by the Director of Media and Publicity […]
Professional business developers under the aegis of Institute of Business Development (IBD) has identified a synergy between the institute and stockbrokers as critical to the growth of the Nigerian economy. Pushing for the partnership, the institute prescribed the enhancement of business development strategies and long-term investments as veritable tools for improving the
Lafarge Africa Plc has named a new chairman for the company pending the effective retirement of Chief Olusegun Osunkeye, on May 23rd 2015. From the conclusion of the 2015 Annual General Meeting, Lafarge announced that Osunkeye will retire voluntarily as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lafarge Africa Plc, having served as a Director […]
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has warned farmers of the possibility of extreme weather conditions and the need for them to upscale their investments in agricultural insurance to protect them from unexpected losses. Adesina, stated this at the opening of the Lagos Zonal Headquarters of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Company, (NAIC)
The Board of Ashakacem Plc have announced the successful completion of its Mandatory Tender Offer to minority shareholders. Majority of the shareholders accepted the offer and converted their Ashakacem Plc shares to Lafarge Africa Plc shares. The company noted that through this process, the shareholders will tap into the value proposition provided by the benefit […]
Less than one week to the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections, close to one hundred per cent of registered voters in Kaduna State have collected their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC), Daily Times checks revealed. Similarly, while about 30,000 ad-hoc staff have been engaged and trained preparatory to the elections, delivery of card readers including […]
One of the strong voice in People’s Democracy Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Hon.Musa Kamela, has said that he will never cast his vote for President Goodluck and the state PDP gubernatorial candidate, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, in the forthcoming election. Kamela, who is a top notcher of the party, lambasted the administration of President Jonathan […]
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the appointment of Chapel Hill Denham Securities Limited (CHDS) as one of its Primary Market Makers. The appointment of CHDS follows the resignation of WSTC Financial Services Limited, one of ten Primary Market Makers appointed in September 2012. The Executive Director, Business Development, NSE, Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri,
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), on Sunday, endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term re-election bid. Speaking at a press conference shortly after a meeting of chairmen of the 774 local councils in the country, National President of ALGON, Mr. Micah Jibah, said they were satisfied with President Jonathan’s performance and have
The collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) formally came to an end on Sunday with Zamfara State recording the highest and Ogun State the lowest. A total of 56, 431, 255 or 81.89 per cent of total PVCs produced were distributed. However, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
