HomeSpecial Focus

Special Focus

Nigeria inflation rate edged to 9.3% in August – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said Nigeria inflation rate edged higher to 9.3 percent in August, compared with the 9.2 percent rate in July. This is contained in August 2015 Consumer Price Index (CPI) issued from the NBS in Abuja. The News Agency...

Delisting By JP Morgan Not A True Reflection Of The Nigerian Economy – DMO

The Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr Abraham Nwankwo, on Wednesday said that the nations de-listing by JP Morgan from its emerging market bond index is not a true reflection of the nation’s economy. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, Dr...

Nigeria Power Sector: the Pains and the Gains, what Next?

Power generation in Nigeria was 1,750 MW in 1999 when the military exited the stage for democratic governance. The issue became worse after the transition of government in 1999 from the military regime to civilian regime. Prior to that transition, the sector according to report...

Buhari, Osinbajo declare assets

Read the presidency statement in full below: “Documents submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), show that the retired General has indeed been living an austere and Spartan lifestyle, contrary to what many might expect of a former Head of...

ICPC probes Amaechi, Kwankwaso, Chime, Shema

The independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced investigations of four former governors following petition against them. The four governors are former governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, Sullivan Chime of Enugu, Ibrahim Shema of Katsina and Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano. Vanguard reports...

Defrauded investors get N42.2m compensation from NSE

The Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) is set to pay N42, 227,397 (forty two million, two hundred and twenty seven thousand, three hundred and ninety seven naira as compensation to 158 investors who suffered embezzlement (defalcation) from 29 dealing member firms. The dealer firms of the...