Lagos govt to phase out yellow BUSES

The Lagos State Government says it plans to phase out yellow buses in accordance with its transportation masterplan of the state. Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said this in…

Investors lose N110bn as stock market extends decline

Investors in the equities market lost N110bn on Thursday as 25 firms saw their share prices drop at the end of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.…

Tragedy As Herdsmen Kill Three Farmers in Edo, Set Farmlands Worth N600m Ablaze

A tragic incident has befallen some farmers in Edo state after being attacked by Fulani herdsmen.  According to Nigerian Tribune, three farmers died after being killed by the herdsmen at…

FG, World Bank begin process to rebase Nigeria’s GDP

The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Bank have commenced the process to rebase Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. Experts describe GDP as the final value of the goods and…

Stocks shed N20bn as insurance firms lead losers

Investors lost N20bn on Wednesday as the nation’s stock market extended its decline to the third consecutive trading session amid profit-taking. Five insurance stocks were among the top six losers…

NCDC, NCC Announce Short Code For Verified Information On COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that it has, in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), activated a short code – “6232” for verified information. NCDC…

Poor Nigerians’ll increase by 15 million soon – W’Bank

Nigeria needs to implement key reforms in order to get the economy out of the current doldrums and achieve sustainable inclusive growth, the World Bank and the Chairman of the…

9mobile, Globacom, Airtel fail quality tests in 20 states –NCC

9mobile and Globacom have failed to meet key performance indicators stipulated by the Nigerian Communications Commission, the latest report by the industry regulator has shown. According to the report obtained…

COVID-19 test: FG may suspend UAE, Netherlands’ airlines

The Federal Government on Monday threatened to suspend the operations of airlines from the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands from operating into Nigeria. It said the operations of the…

NIN: Telcos, minister meet, turnout rise by 40%

It was learnt in Abuja on Monday that the ministerial task force on National Identity Number linkage with Subscriber Identification Module held a virtual meeting on Monday to assess the…