Otunba T.J Abass 
Christine Lagarde has made a career out of breaking glass ceilings in the halls of international finance and is now poised to break one more, leading the European Central Bank. The former lawyer was the first woman to serve as finance minister from any Group of Seven nation and then the first to lead the … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump to “show flexibility” towards North Korea, including the “timely” easing of sanctions, at the G20 summit last week, China’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Xi visited North Korea prior to meeting Trump at the G20 in Japan on Saturday, and analysts had said the Chinese leader could … Read more
China on Tuesday rebuked Donald Trump for “gross interference” in Hong Kong’s affairs after the US president said protesters who stormed the city’s legislature wanted democracy for the financial hub. Trump weighed in on the protests in Hong Kong on Monday, saying the demonstrators are “looking for democracy” but that “some governments don’t want democracy”. … Read more
A dead body of a stowaway on Tuesday fell from a Kenya Airways plane that was en route off from Nairobi to London’s Heathrow. The dead man landed in a garden in Clapham, South London, 27 kilometres from the airport, scaring the owner of the house, who immediately called the police. The Police later found … Read more
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday suspended trading in the shares of 11 companies over delayed filing of accounts. NSE Head, Listings Regulation Department, Godstime Iwenekhai, stated this in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Mr Iwenekhai said the affected companies were: Conoil, FTN Cocoa Processors, Goldlink Insurance, … Read more
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) maintained negative slide for the second trading day of the month with investors’ net worth dropping by N94 billion. Consequently, the market capitalisation dropped to N12 trillion mark, having lost N94 billion to close at N12.956 trillion compared with N13.050 trillion recorded on Monday. In the same vein, … Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the total value of capital importation into Nigeria stood at $8,485 million in the first quarter of 2019. The bureau said this in its “Nigerian Capital Importation (Q1 2019) Report” for July 2019 published on its website. Under the Nigerian law, it is required for every foreigner investing … Read more
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the non-member countries of the organisation (OPEC+) on Tuesday signed a draft `Charter of Cooperation’ in a bid to further strengthen their partnership. The charter now replaces the `Declaration of Cooperation’, which was reached in Dec. 2016 between the two groups. Speaking at the end of … Read more
Ten years after the commencement of the 10-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway, life is set to return to the axis as the Lagos State Government today flagged off the continuation of the road construction that experienced low activities in the last four years. Performing the flag off, the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat stated … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday engaged members of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) in a bid to consolidate institutional support for the attainment of its livable city goal. Receiving members of the Institute on a courtesy visit to the Ministry at Alausa, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, … Read more
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday identified adequate remuneration packages for doctors and other professionals in the health sector, as well as the provision of key infrastructure as necessary incentives to tackle brain drain in the medical profession which, she says, is a major issue plaguing the country. Dr. Sanwo-Olu, who … Read more
Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives has said that the various cooperative societies in the State, within the last three years, have received claims of N350 million since the State Government instituted insurance package for cooperators across the State. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs. Omobolanle Ogunmola, who disclosed this on Tuesday … Read more
The Lagos State Government, through the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, LSMPWB, is set to hold a one-day seminar for the 2019 intending pilgrims to the holy lands of Makkah and Madina on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the Blue Roof, Lagos Television (LTV), Agidingbi, Ikeja by 10 am prompt. According to the Executive Secretary of … Read more
The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it will sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the upcoming Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in the Nigerien capital city, Niamey. The extraordinary summit is expected to hold on July 7, according to information African Union’s website. Nigeria abstained from signing the agreement initially, saying … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said results of 2019 elections clearly reflect the interest of Nigerians, and having received the mandate for a second term, he will not disappoint the people. President Buhari, who received the Buhari Support Group Centre led by the Director General, Alhaji Umaru Dembo, at the State House, said … Read more
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday took a position on the federal government’s plan to establish RUGA settlements in some states of the federation. With an emphatic negative reaction to the proposal by the Buhari-led APC federal government, Akeredolu maintained that the state was not interested in making land available for RUGA Settlements. … Read more
Governors in the Niger Delta region have come under fire over the decay of infrastructure and underdevelopment in their States. Chairman of Nigerian Young Professionals Forum, NYP, Moses Siloko Siasia blamed the Governors for not fully tapping into what he called the economic potentials of the region. He noted that the Governors were creating an … Read more
In its reaction to the rape allegation against Senior Pastor of Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly (COZA), Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has said he is not a member of the body. In a statement issued on Tuesday amd signed by its president, Rev. Felix Omobude, Christian body stated: “Although Pastor Biodun … Read more
She might not be the last to comment on it but when Nollywood actress and producer, Omoni Oboli, dwelt on the matter, it was in a controversial manner. As far as the “Moms at War” producer is concerned, there is some incoherency in Busola Dakolo’s rape allegation even though she stands with her. Busola, wife … Read more
He might be a worthy two-time finalist at the last two editions of the French Open but Dominic Thiem didn’t get any such recognition at Wimbledon. The tennis star was knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round today, gping down 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 6-0 to veteran American, Sam Querrey. The 25-year-old Austrian … Read more