Bears emerged in the domestic bourse as the market opened the week’s trading in the red region Tuesday with the Nigeria Exchange ( NGX) All-Share Index shed 4 basis points to close the day, reaching 104,518.14 points
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Actor Segun Arinze has revealed how he came by his stage name. The 58-year-old, originally named Segun Aina, revealed that he adopted the stage name ‘Segun Arinze’ in 1991 during his pursuit of a music career. He said this in an interview with Biola Bayo on the Talk To B podcast, on Tuesday, April 2. He said: “I was also singing. In 1991, I was told someone wanted to sign me. ‘We are going to sign you on’. He came from Sony Music. So he called me and I signed the contract. He signed. And then he said ‘Okay…
Edo Refinery has received a total of 15,000 barrels of crude oil in 2024 for production from the Oza Oil Field operated by Decklar Resources Inc. and its co-venturer, Millenium Oil & Gas Company Limited.
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has launched a security initiative aimed at taming the upsurge in emerging criminal activities in Lokoja, the state capital and major towns in Kogi state.
By Kabir Abdulsalam A recent survey by the Pew Research Center shows a surge in social media usage around the world, with several countries exceeding the global average. The study, which compiled data from Spring 2022 and 2023, shows a global increase in social media usage, with several countries boasting impressive numbers. While one might expect developed nations to dominate the rankings, some emerging economies are leading the charge. Nigeria, with a social media penetration rate of 55%, stands out alongside more established markets like Germany (51%) and India (47%). The dominance continues across Africa, with Kenya…
President Tinubu has signed the amended Students Loan Bill into law.
The bill, which scaled first, second, and third readings in both parliamentary sittings, became law in March.
This followed the consideration of the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved the increase of electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification.
Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) season 8 winner Ilebaye Odiniya, aka Gen Z Baddie, in a trending video, confirmed she had since received her prize money from the popular reality show organisers.
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the order for the detention of a Nigerian, Emmanuel Osase accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria for 60 days.
hunter, whose identity was not disclosed, allegedly shot dead a resident of Iwo in Osun State in the early hours of Tuesday.
National Bureau of Statistics, said the total number of metered customers in Nigeria increased by 3.46% in the fourth quarter of 2023, to reach 12.12 million
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 general elections, Peter Gregory Obi has declared that N10 trillion is spent by the federal government on ‘unproductive’ debts. The former Anambra state governor expressed his concern in a post on his X page on Tuesday. “Last year, 2023, our total debt servicing for domestic debts stood at N4.4 trillion and that of external debt servicing was $3.5 billion, which is about N4.9 trillion. In effect, approximately N10 trillion is now spent on servicing unproductive debts,” he said. According to Obi, the implication is what the country borrowed in…