By Lydia Ngwakwe The Naira on Friday lost to the dollar as it exchanged at N461.50 at the Investors’ and Exporters’ window. The rate represented a decrease of 0.11 per cent, compared to the N461 for which it exchanged to the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed atContinue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor The Nigeria Association of Pharmacists in Academia (NAPA) has called for reassurance on the safety of Prof. Ikemefuna Uzochukwu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Uzochukwu, a Pharmacist, was the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Abia, during the Feb. 25, 2023 Presidential/National Assembly elections.Continue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus Seplat Energy Plc says its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Roger Brown, has stepped aside from running the company for a period of seven days. This is contained in a corporate disclosure made available to Nigerian Exchange Ltd.,(NGX) and signed by its board Chairman, Mr Basil Omiyi,Continue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has urged the Federal Government to provide adequate rail infrastructure across the country to prevent accidents. Mrs Mfon Usoro, President, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Nigeria, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Usoro also calledContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine from Saturday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja predicted sunny skies over the northern region throughout the forecast period. NiMet also envisaged cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine overContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson A non-governmental organisation, Women Liberation and Transformation Group (W-LIT), have called on women to embrace innovation and technology to enhance gender equality. The Executive Director of W-LIT, Mrs Olanike Mic-Taiwo, made the call at a meeting of market women at Bariga/Shomolu, Lagos, to celebrate the 2023 InternationalContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has lauded Nigerian women who in spite double exploitation, discrimination, and segregation are still making positive contribution toward socio-economic and political development in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director, CISLACContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie At least 16 political parties and their Governorship Candidates for the March 18 poll in Abia on Thursday signed a Peace Accord to be of good conduct during the exercise. The event, organised by the state Police Command, took place at the Officers’ Mess, nearContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based chef, Mrs Adepeju Ugboma, has determined that her death was avoidable and resulted from medical negligence. The Coroner, Chief Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi, gave the verdict on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Prof. Enase Okonedo, the Vice-Chancellor of Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, on Thursday said that inclusiveness would boost productivity in workplaces and the society in general. Okonedo made the assertion at the second edition of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN) International Women’s Day Roundtable, in Lagos.Continue Reading
